Para ilmuwan berselisih mengenai ancaman bakteri kehidupan cermin

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Sebuah studi pemodelan menunjukkan bahwa organisme cermin akan menghadapi hambatan besar untuk bertahan hidup di lingkungan alami. Peneliti lain berpendapat bahwa analisis tersebut meremehkan potensi risiko dan kemampuan adaptasi evolusioner.

Para peneliti yang dipimpin oleh Ricard Solé di Santa Fe Institute menggunakan model komputer untuk mengeksplorasi apakah kehidupan cermin dapat terbentuk secara otonom di Bumi. Studi tersebut, yang diunggah sebagai pracetak di bioRxiv dengan DOI 10.64898/2026.05.07.723461, menyimpulkan bahwa kurangnya makanan berkiralitas cermin yang sesuai akan membuat kelangsungan hidup jangka panjang menjadi sulit tanpa infrastruktur industri khusus.

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