'Mirror Bacteria' Could Wreak Havoc on Life and the Environment, Scientists Warn

Our hands are mirror images of each other. Unless you flip one hand around, they'll never look the same. Scientists call this chirality, and the mirror-like property is fundamental to all life on Earth. DNA and RNA--life's genetic molecules, from viruses to humans--are made of components that exist in their right-handed form. Amino acids, the […]