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That was the belief - but it was found it was possible to grow E.coli on non-chiral molecules that are commonly available. The worry then is that the immune sys
by trebligdivad 1mo ago
That was the belief - but it was found it was possible to grow E.coli on non-chiral molecules that are commonly available.
The worry then is that the immune system will ignore the wrong-chirality infection.
See p.14 of https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/cv716pj4036/Technical%20Report%20on%20Mirror%20Bacteria%20Feasibility%20and%20Risks.pdf?download=true https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/cv716pj4036/Technical%20Rep...