Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be?

A research team based in Bochum and Mülheim is using a new type of salt to specifically produce one of two possible ...

You’re probably familiar with the concept of handedness—a glove made for your left hand looks basically like the one for your right hand, but won’t fit—it’s a mirror image. Many of life’s important ...