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Mirror cells could threaten life on Earth. Why are we building them?

Short Wave by NPR

Aug 10, 202614:02Science & Medicine

For people with two hands, one is usually dominant. On a molecular level, earthly life takes this to the extreme. All of the DNA in living things twists to the right, whereas the protein building blocks favor a kind of l...

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Mirror cells could threaten life on Earth. Why are we building them? is an episode from Short Wave by NPR. For people with two hands, one is usually dominant. On a molecular level, earthly life takes this to the extreme. All of the DNA in l...

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Published Aug 10, 2026, 14:02 long, audio available.