What is mirror life? Scientists are sounding the alarm

5 pointsposted a day ago
by rramadass

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rramadass

a day ago

This was the most scariest quote for me;

One thing these other scientists brought up that was extremely surprising to her was that “mirror cells would likely be completely invisible to the human immune system,” Adamala added. “I used to think the immune system will find a way to detect any invading biomolecules. I didn’t know how chiral the immune system was.”

Saving grace and we need more scientists like her;

Adamala, along with her colleagues, chose not to renew her research grant, ending her lab’s work on mirror cells. She is focusing instead on discussions around how to regulate mirror life research.

Note: Stanford's detailed 300-page Technical Report on Mirror Bacteria: Feasibility and Risks linked to in the above article - https://purl.stanford.edu/cv716pj4036

silexia

18 hours ago

This is insane and terrifying. I am a libertarian but new tech like this makes me almost wish for a totalitarian anti tech dictatorship.