Just published: the Doomsday Clock is set at 85 seconds to midnight. Fantastic summary of the statement in the first 4 (of only 21) pages. And this is the first I’ve heard of #MirrorLife and #MirrorCells.

#ClimateCrisis #DoomsdayClock #NuclearProliferation #autocracy #pathogens #LLMs

I agree that "Western tolerance can be its Achilles heel." One cannot be endlessly tolerant of the intolerant, lest one become their enablers, and thus enablers of intolerance itself.
#suicidalempathy #KarlPopper #paradoxoftolerance #Elon #empathy #mirrorcells #psychopathy #Brontë #rape #Epstein

Mirror Bacteria Research Poses Significant Risks, Dozens of Scientists Warn Synthetic biologists make artificial cells, but one particular kind isn’t worth the risk.

Would make for great science fiction. #scifi #syntheticbiology #mirrorcells

www.the-scientist.com/mirror-bacte...

What are 'mirror cells' and why do some scientists warn against creating them? : Short Wave For people with two hands, one is usually dominant. On a molecular level, life takes this to the extreme. All of the DNA in earthly living things twists to the right, whereas the protein building bloc...

Learn something new every day. #NPR #MirrorCells Story by Regina G. Barber, Jessica Yung, Rebecca Ramirez, Berly McCoy

www.npr.org/2025/02/10/1...

Scientists sound the alarm on 'mirror cells': a potentially powerful tool for brain-computer interfaces could have unforeseen consequences. 🧠💡 [kottke.org/24/12/0045873-a-group-of... #MirrorCells

A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn (Gift Article) Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biologists said.

Fascinating new thing to worry about (or not, depending on who you believe int he comments section) #chirality #mirrorcells www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/s...

I'd never heard of mirror cells until today, but they sound fucking terrifying!
#mirrorcells
#holyshit
#banplease

A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn (Gift Article) Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biologists said.

This technology could be used for something far more dangerous then any existing weapon (nuclear or conventional). Apocalyptic and scary stuff.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/s...
#bioweapons #DNA #mirrorcells