Oh my God! (gasp)
A different kind of life!
Oh noez....
A group of scientists is concerned, because another group of scientists is creating left handed life.
The technical term is "chirality", which basically means handedness. Proteins and DNA curl up in a certain way, that's either left handed or right handed. The bad guys, are creating the opposite handedness.
Most of the time, opposite handed molecules are ineffective, because they have a different shape. The proteins, for example, fold in a different way.
Sometimes though, there are advantages, especially for medical treatments.
But the good guys think this research is dangerous, and they want to stop the bad guys from doing it.
See what you make of this -
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A different kind of life!
Oh noez....
A group of scientists is concerned, because another group of scientists is creating left handed life.
The technical term is "chirality", which basically means handedness. Proteins and DNA curl up in a certain way, that's either left handed or right handed. The bad guys, are creating the opposite handedness.
Most of the time, opposite handed molecules are ineffective, because they have a different shape. The proteins, for example, fold in a different way.
Sometimes though, there are advantages, especially for medical treatments.
But the good guys think this research is dangerous, and they want to stop the bad guys from doing it.
See what you make of this -

Scientists Horrified by "Mirror Life" That Could Wipe Out Biology As We Know It
A group of scientists have called for an immediate halt on creating "mirror life" organisms, which defy biology as we know it.
