The Dark Discovery That Doomsday Scientists Are Panicking About

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Doomsday scientists have issued a warning to mankind about a deadly biological threat: mirror life. They say this rapidly-developing area of research needs to stop now... or we could all suffer the consequences. But what actually is mirror life? And why has it got the science community so worried? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Subscribe to the channel! https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Sign-up to our Patreon for early access to Astrum Earth content: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Check out the other Astrum channels for videos about space and astronomy: Astrum: https://youtube.com/@astrumspace Astrum Extra: https://youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Technical Report on Mirror Bacteria: Feasibility and Risks”, via stanford.edu https://bit.ly/mirrorlifereport “‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research”, via theguardian.com https://bit.ly/haltmirrorresearch “‘Mirror life forms’ may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment”, via theconversation.com https://bit.ly/mirrorlifeforms “Mirror-image T7 transcription of chirally inverted ribosomal and functional RNAs”, via science.org https://bit.ly/xu_zhu “Reprogramming the genetic code”, via nature.com https://bit.ly/delatorre_chin “Thalidomide and the Importance of Stereochemistry”, via oregonstate.edu https://bit.ly/thalidomidedrug “Invasive Alien Species”, via iucn.org https://bit.ly/invasivealienspecies “What is Xenobiology?”, via thenakedscientists.com https://bit.ly/xenobiology ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits Narrator: James Stewart Producer: Alex McColgan Writer: Edie Abrahams Video Editor: Celal Kaçar Researcher: Ed