Seeing both sides: leading researcher explores the double-edged nature of chirality
Scientists decipher the contribution of electrons to molecular chirality
Origin of life: the chirality problem
The chirality of the chemical building blocks of life is a huge problem for origin of life scenarios as only optically pure forms such as left-handed amino acid
An Introduction to Chirality — Making Molecules
An object can either be chiral or achiral. Achiral objects are identical to their mirror image. Chiral objects are not. Chiral objects are non-superposable upon their mirror image or they cannot occupy the same volume of space. Achiral objects include balls, spoons and chairs (as long as there is n
Telling left from right: chirality detection faces up to its ...
New solutions are being found to an enduring problem in chemistry
Kay Lab D-Peptide Discovery
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Creating ‘Mirror Life’ Could Be Disastrous, Scientists Warn
Breakthroughs in synthetic biology could create mirror versions of natural molecules, with devastating consequences for life on Earth
‘Mirror life forms’ may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment
When you look in a mirror, the reflection is fundamentally you, but with a perfect reversal of all your features. This illustrates a phenomenon we
"Mirror Life" is Still a Hypothetical. Here's Why it Should Probably Stay That Way. | University of Utah Health
Synthetic organisms, mirror-reversed on the molecular level from natural life, could be a possibility within decades. They could interact with humans and the environment in unpredictable, potentially dangerous ways.
A new report warns of serious risks from ‘mirror life’
Some researchers are discussing the idea of building organisms from molecules with reversed structures. An interdisciplinary group says potential consequences include untreatable infections and irreversible ecosystem disruption.