It's important because mirror images of the same molecules can have completely different effects and functions in biology.

Scientists have been engineering “mirror life” by changing the chirality of life’s building blocks. Now, it's time to set ...

While these “mirror cells” could have profound medical implications, a new 299-page report warns that a mirror pathogen could ...

So-called mirror cells could rampage through our ecosystems, food supply and immune systems, experts say, potentially without ...

Upon reflection… A group of scientists have warned against the development of mirror bacteria in a report published in the ...

No mirror-image life exists, but scientists are calling for the research to stop before it gets close to a breakthrough.

Experts sounded an alarm about the potentially lethal risks of creating mirror bacteria, synthetic organisms in which the ...

Scientists call for a pause on 'mirror life' creation, warning of potential risks to health and the environment.

Researchers are warning of potential risks from the development of synthetic organisms called mirror bacteria, which have ...

Michael Kay, MD, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at University of Utah and an expert on mirror-image pharmaceuticals, shares the science of mirror life and ...

While the science and technology necessary to create mirror bacteria in a laboratory is a decade or more away, the scientists argued that the possibly lethal risks posed by this new field of ...

According to the new paper, researchers fear that mirror bacteria could be able to evade natural predators like phage viruses ...