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Scientists are warning that creating “mirror life,” a radical new concept in synthetic biology, could potentially have dangerous repercussions if such organisms escaped the lab, where they may cause irreversible damage to humans and the world around us. The concerns were detailed in a recent report that warned that mirror cells—artificially constructed living systems assembled from reversed molecular building blocks—might …

Two of Pluto’s midsize moons may be made of the guts of its largest moon, Charon, new research suggests. New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show that the two moons, Nix and Hydra, are more similar to the interior of Charon than to other objects in the surrounding Kuiper Belt. The findings hint that the midsize satellites …

Left 4 Dead creator and lead designer Mike Booth announced that he’s stepping back into game development and feels that there’s some unfinished business. He’s aiming to make the next big co-op shooter. Left 4 Dead is a series that has only two games, both of which are close to two decades old at this point. However, these two titles …

Illustration of intense pulses from an X-ray free-electron laser (left) heating compressed samples of hydrocarbons to extreme conditions, resulting in the reaction of gold and hydrogen to form gold hydride (center). The gold atoms, shown in gold, are fixed in a hexagonal crystal lattice through which the hydrogen, shown in white, diffuses freely in a “superionic” state. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC …

Fireflies glow to attract mates. As new research shows, however, a certain species of spider has learned to take advantage of this luminous natural phenomenon. In a Journal of Animal Ecology paper published August 27, ecologists report that the sheetweb spider (Psechrus clavis) appears to exploit firefly luminescence to attract more prey. Observational analysis and lab experiments revealed that, by …

Bees feeding on a synthetic pollen substitute – credit, Caroline Wood, Oxford U news A study team from Oxford University has identified a fermentation method that creates the perfect balanced diet for honey bees who can’t get enough natural pollen. Synthetic pollen substitutes are often fed to bees as a dietary supplement to natural pollen, but until now it’s been …

Scientists in China have created rainbow, glow-in-the-dark succulents by injecting colorful “afterglow” particles into the leaves that absorb, and then gradually release, light. The luminescent succulents shone for up to two hours, outperforming similar, material-engineered plants, according to a new study. The invention paves the way for sustainable, plant-based lighting to illuminate outdoor and indoor spaces, researchers said. “Imagine glowing …

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Scientists have engineered a strain of bacteria with a genetic code unlike anything found in nature, marking a groundbreaking advance in synthetic biology. The microbe, called Syn57, is a lab-made version of Escherichia coli, a bacterium that normally causes infections in the gut, urinary tract and other parts of the body. Unlike all known life, which relies on 64 codons, …

New research suggests that dark matter could gather over vast periods of time at the heart of Jupiter-sized planets, creating black holes that eat these worlds from within. This striking concept may mean extrasolar planets, or “exoplanets,” could be used to study the mystery of dark matter. In this new model, superheavy dark matter particles could be trapped by exoplanets, …