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Did Cosmic Rays Decide the Shape of Your DNA?
The very twist of your DNA might be a direct consequence of a fundamental asymmetry in the universe, delivered to the primordial Earth by high-energy cosmic rays.
The Hidden Rule That Shapes All Life on Earth
Life uses only one “hand” of its molecular building blocks—a mysterious asymmetry called homochirality that may hold clues to life’s origins and even the possibility of mirror life beyond Earth.
‘Mirror life forms’ may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment
NIAID Mark Lorch, University of Hull When you look in a mirror, the reflection is fundamentally you, but…