Forskare oeniga om hotet från spegelbildsbakterier

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En modelleringsstudie tyder på att spegelorganismer skulle möta svåra överlevnadshinder i naturliga miljöer. Andra forskare menar att analysen underskattar potentiella risker och evolutionär anpassningsförmåga.

Forskare ledda av Ricard Solé vid Santa Fe Institute använde datormodeller för att utforska om spegelliv skulle kunna etablera sig autonomt på jorden. Studien, som publicerats som ett preprint på bioRxiv med DOI 10.64898/2026.05.07.723461, drar slutsatsen att bristen på lämplig spegelkiral föda skulle göra långsiktig överlevnad svår utan en dedikerad industriell infrastruktur.

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