Now, scientists are pursuing what could be called nature’s Bizarro: Some labs want to construct cells with molecules ...

Some researchers are calling for strict limits, while others speak out against halting basic science prematurely.

This week, researchers convened in Manchester, UK, to debate whether research into potentially dangerous "mirror life" should ...

At an international conference this week, experts will work to chart a path forward as they tackle the promise and perils of ...

“Mirror life”—a synthetic organism, mirror-reversed on the molecular level from natural life—sounds like an impossibility. And so far, it is—even the simplest mirror bacterium would be dramatically ...

In a recent study published in Science, a team of researchers investigated and discussed the potential roadblocks to and risks of "mirror life," where life forms are synthesized using biomolecules ...

Though mirror biology might lead to improved drugs and other innovations, scientists have warned against potentially ...