Ancestors

Written by EpicBear on 2024-12-19 at 03:34

Fascinating.

"A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn": https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/science/mirror-life-microbes-research.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g04.-gel.tXVAGQfASRFs

"There wouldn’t be many organic molecules inside a human body for a mirror cell to feed on. But Dr. Cooper and his colleagues suspect that it might find enough to grow slowly. And if the immune system did not detect the growing infection, it could spread without limit."

[#]Mirror_Life

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Toot

Written by EpicBear on 2024-12-19 at 03:35

"A victim of mirror cells would harbor a vast supply of the microbes, which could spread to other people and start a pandemic. And it would be one that medicine would be unlikely to stop."

"Even if a mirror cell only escaped into a river or the soil, it could wreak ecological havoc. Viruses would be unable to infect it. Amoebae and other predators would find it indigestible. Unchecked, mirror cells could come to dominate entire ecosystems. “The impact on the food chain would be devastating”.

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Descendants