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The Doomsday Organism
Scientists working on synthetic 'mirror life' have come to realize that, if created, it could pose an existential threat to life on Earth.
今日推荐 Noema 长文:记者 Jaume Llorens 历时数年追踪「镜像生命」研究争议。从巴斯德 1848 年发现分子手性,到当代合成生物学实验室正在接近创造完整镜像细菌——它使用与地球所有生命相反的分子手性,现有免疫系统、捕食者和病毒全部对它无效。一旦泄露,无法消除。
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Scientists working on synthetic 'mirror life' have come to realize that, if created, it could pose an existential threat to life on Earth.
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