For whatever reason, life formed on Earth with right-handed DNA and left-handed proteins. But scientists have long wondered if a mirror version of life could be created. While these “mirror cells” ...

Scientists are calling for a halt to the creation of “mirror bacteria,” synthetic microorganisms built from the reversed molecular building blocks of natural life. According to a comprehensive report ...

Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biologists said. By Carl Zimmer On Thursday, 38 prominent biologists ...

Researchers say they have found, for the first time, the genetic markers that influence whether someone is left-handed. They also found those people may have an advantage over right-handers when it ...

It may be that our very DNA inherited its twist from the underlying handedness of reality. The molecular basis of all life is mysteriously asymmetric, only using molecules on one side of what should ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For whatever reason, life formed on Earth with right-handed DNA and left-handed proteins. But scientists ...