Matt Hodgkinson<p>Researchers calling for a ban on creating "mirror life" may have learned from the cautionary tale of Star Trek.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/dec/12/unprecedented-risk-to-life-on-earth-scientists-call-for-halt-on-mirror-life-microbe-research" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2024/d</span><span class="invisible">ec/12/unprecedented-risk-to-life-on-earth-scientists-call-for-halt-on-mirror-life-microbe-research</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/MirrorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MirrorLife</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ResponsibleConductOfResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResponsibleConductOfResearch</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ResponsibleResearchPractice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResponsibleResearchPractice</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ResponsibleResearchAndInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResponsibleResearchAndInnovation</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/MirrorUniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MirrorUniverse</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Chirality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chirality</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SyntheticBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SyntheticBiology</span></a></p>