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Scientists Fear 'Mirror Life' Could End Humanity, But We May Now Be Able to Detect It
Many scientists are seriously worried about the potential threat of 'mirror life': hypothetical organisms built from molecules that are flipped from what we find in nature.
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Many scientists are seriously worried about the potential threat of 'mirror life': hypothetical organisms built from molecules that are flipped from what we find in nature. Many of life's basic building blocks, including DNA and amino acids, have a certain 'left- or right-handedness'.
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