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Confronting Risks of Mirror Life
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- gnabgib 2y agoDiscussions (57 points, 2 days ago, 37 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42403886 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42403886 (62 points, 2 days ago, 42 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42408361 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42408361
- samber 2y agothanks!
- 77pt77 2y ago>Our analysis suggests that mirror bacteria would likely evade many immune mechanisms mediated by chiral molecules, potentially causing lethal infection in humans, animals, and plants. This is a nightmare just waiting to happen.