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What is a mirror cell?
by tree_of_item 16y ago
What is a mirror cell?
- RodgerTheGreat 16y agoA cell constructed entirely from molecules with complementary chirality[1] to that of the molecules in normal life on earth. Alternately, read the article: A life-form … based on mirror-image versions of earthly proteins and DNA. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_(chemistry) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_(chemistry)
- Palomides 16y agoI think it is supposed to mean a cell in which the amino acids have D chirality (as opposed to the more common L amino acids); the fully 'mirrored' cell the link is suggesting doesn't seem fully thought out.