How Should 'mirror Life' Research Be Restricted? Debate Heats Up
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Debate around restricting 'mirror life' research, a type of synthetic biology, is intensifying.
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ungreased0675
4 months ago
This sounds similar to the controversy over gain of function research. It’s my belief that not everything needs to be researched. Some Pandora’s boxes should stay closed.
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