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Kate Adamala

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Life as we don't know it: building biology from scratch with synthetic cells. www.protobiology.org

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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Build-A-Cell Workshop (#14) on 10 May at Stanford University, USA. Registration is now open For more information, visit www.buildacell.org/workshop14 #syncell #syntheticcell #research @kateadamala.bsky.social
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Workshop14 — Build-a-Cell
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Hannes Mutschler @mutschlerlab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Interested in a #postdoc in #originsoflife research? Are you a geek who loves #RNA, #RNAseq and tinkering, with a background in #biochemistry, #chemistry or #biophysics? Join #bubblelife! Apply now by email (CV + a short motivation letter)! cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
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From RNA-peptide coevolution to cellular life at heated air bubbles | BubbleLife | Projekt | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission
"The origin of life on Earth is one of humanity's profound mysteries that lacks scientific answers. We aim to answer this fundamental question by performing pioneering experiments starting from the Da...
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 17/02/2025
A synthetic biologist first saw “mirror life” as a way to answer biological questions and drive innovation. But through studying its immunology and ecology, she came to realize its potentially dire environmental and health risks. buff.ly/41j7NyQ By @kateadamala.bsky.social
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Mirror life is a scientific fantasy leading to a dangerous reality − a synthetic biologist explains how mirror bacteria could conquer life on Earth
Synthetic cells that look just like natural cells but are chemically reversed could outcompete other living organisms − with dire consequences for human health and the environment.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 12/12/2024
Over 30 prominent scientists call for a ban on the creation of a "mirror cell"--a microbe made of molecules that are mirror images of their natural forms. It could cause a mind-boggling global disaster. Here's my story [gift link] 🧪https://nyti.ms/3OUCXp6
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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.
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