The Threat of Mirror Life

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Researchers believe it will be possible in the near future to build organisms from molecules with reversed structures. But a recent multi-disciplinary report suggest that creating such "mirror life" could lead to the end of all known life on earth. Jeff and Anthony discuss the report, and what it means for synthetic biology.

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0:00.0	I will never know anything true ever again.
0:16.7	This is we have concerns.
0:18.1	Hi, Jeff Kanata.
0:19.3	Hi, Anthony Carboney.
0:20.9	Hello, concerned citizens. You know, Anthony Carboney. Hello, concerned citizens.
0:22.9	You know, Anthony, we call this here podcast, we have concerns.
0:27.8	It's true.
0:28.0	And many times the episodes aren't really about things we have huge concerns about.
0:38.0	We try to have happy peppy ones.
0:40.6	We have some fun things where we're talking about, I don't know,
0:44.6	how do you make a big splash in the water or, you know, fun stuff.
0:48.5	That doesn't concern you?
0:50.3	The size of your splash doesn't concern you?
0:52.6	I guess that's true.
0:53.5	I guess it's all applicable.
0:54.8	Let me just put a different way.
0:56.7	There are times when we're talking about things that are a bigger concern than other things.
1:02.0	Sure.
1:02.9	Like times we talk about really big concerns like the splash thing.
1:06.7	That's right.
1:07.0	Like people say like it doesn't matter.
1:10.4	Don't worry about it.
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