Summary
Leading scientists, including Nobel laureates, are urging a halt to research on creating “mirror life” microbes, citing “unprecedented risks” to life on Earth.
Mirror microbes, built from reversed molecular structures, could evade natural immune systems, leading to uncontrollable lethal infections.
While mirror molecules hold potential for medical and industrial uses, researchers warn that mirror organisms could escape containment and resist antibiotics.
A 299-page report in Science advocates banning such research until safety can be ensured and calls for global debate on its ethical and ecological implications.
I don’t know, seems like it could be merciful.
Start back over again with the microbes and try to do a better job this time.
Yeah, but then they’d all be dark reflections of ourselves that we have to battle after the final boss.
I think we’ve proven that we’re the dark reflection.
How would we all look with goatees the next time around?
I’m more of a friendly mutton chops kind of guy myself, but as long as I don’t have to shave my upper lip, I’ll do the Evil Spock thing.