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Attempts to create synthetic 'mirror' bacteria must be stopped as it could be 'catastrophic' for life on Earth, researchers say
A leading group of scientists has said research aimed at developing synthetic 'mirror' bacteria should be halted because it could pose an existential threat to humanity. The coalition of 38 ...
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What is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime in Syria?
Other close watchers of Syria have also pointed to another key factor: a tiny white pill with a pair of interlocking half-moons on one side -- a synthetic and amphetamine that is wildly popular in ...
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Scientists Warn of an ‘Unprecedented Risk’ From Synthetic ‘Mirror Life,’ Built With a Reverse Version of Natural Proteins and Sugars
“Mirror cells,” as they are known, could one day compose “mirror life,” a type of synthetic organism that, on the molecular level, is the complete reverse of the life forms we kno ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists28d
Scientists urge halt to research on creating synthetic “mirror” bacteria that could evade human immunity, disrupt ecosystems
At the same time, researchers are making progress in creating cells completely from synthetic material—technology that would also make it possible to create synthetic mirror cells. “[A]lthough ...