Mirror Life's Doomsday Potential

2024년 38명의 저명한 과학자들이 인공적으로 만들어질 수 있는 '미러 라이프'(mirror life)라는 합성 생명체의 위험성을 경고하며 개발 중단을 촉구했다. 미러 라이프는 기존 생명체와 분자 구조가 정반대인 새로운 생명체로, 면역체계에 인식되지 않아 통제 불가능한 확산과 생태계 파괴를 초래할 수 있다. 현재 기술적으로는 아직 실현 단계에 이르지 못했으나, 10~30년 내 가능성이 제기되며 완벽한 생물학적 격리는 불가능하다는 점에서 심각한 생물안전 문제로 대두되고 있다. 과학계는 즉각적인 거버넌스 마련을 요구하지만, 대중적 관심은 미미한 상태다.

https://www.noemamag.com/the-doomsday-organism/

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A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/health/hiv-infusion-immunotherapy.html

LIFE'S ALPHABET SHRINKING: E. COLI OPERATES ON 19 AMINO ACIDS

Scientists changed E. coli bacteria to use 19 amino acids instead of 20. This could change how we make new medicines.

#Ecoli, #SyntheticBiology, #AminoAcids, #GeneticEngineering, #ScienceNews

https://newsletter.tf/e-coli-works-with-19-amino-acids-scientists-change/

Scientists have made E. coli bacteria work with 19 amino acids, not the usual 20. This is a big step in changing life's building blocks.

#Ecoli, #SyntheticBiology, #AminoAcids, #GeneticEngineering, #ScienceNews
https://newsletter.tf/e-coli-works-with-19-amino-acids-scientists-change/

📚 Trouble with Lichen by: John Wyndham

Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realizing the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an oppo...

https://bookblabla.com/book/trouble-with-lichen

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#ArtificialIntelligence & #GeneticEngineering: The convergence of these two cutting-edge technologies promises ‘total optimisation’. What could possibly go wrong!?

On our new website, we explore various areas of application, aspects and risks of this #superconvergence:

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/ai-genetic-engineering/

JOIN IN: Remind our representatives in the @europarl_en of their responsibilities!

In the #competition for #innovation and ‚#progress‘, disruptive technologies are being promoted. The problem is: The disruptions caused by #newgeneticengineering (#NGTs) can endanger our #livelihoods and native #biodiversity.

Inform your representatives why the deregulation of new #geneticengineering must be rejected.

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Our new report lists examples of risks and specific genetic characteristics of plants derived from new #geneticengineering that differ significantly from those from conventional breeding.

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/publikation/a-crack-in-creation/