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Vaughn S Cooper1, Jolien M Sweere2
1Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 450 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Abstract:
Mirror bacteria are hypothetical synthetic organisms built from molecules of opposite chirality to those used throughout nature. This primer discusses their potential dangers: because of their chiral mismatch to the natural environment, mirror bacteria could plausibly evade predation, immunity and other ecological control mechanisms to a degree never seen before. This property could simultaneously make them unprecedented invasive species and dangerous pathogens.
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