How Seriously Should We Take The Threat of Mirror Life?

In a thought experiment about future biotechnology, io9 explores whether we should worry about the prospect of creating mirror versions of organic life. The question sits at the intersection of synthetic biology and philosophy—not about current capabilities, but about guardrails we might want in place before we're actually able to build them.

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