Ricard Solé model says mirror life needs mirror food
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- Ricard Solé led a modeling study at the Santa Fe Institute that examined whether mirror organisms could survive autonomously in natural ecosystems.
- Santa Fe Institute’s model concluded that mirror life would need a continuous industrial supply of mirror‑chiral biomolecules, making self‑sustaining spread unlikely.
- Science published a 2024 paper signed by 38 researchers urging a pause on mirror‑life research, citing biosecurity concerns.
Why it matters: Public health agencies would need to allocate resources to monitor and mitigate mirror‑bacterial threats, diverting funds from other programs and increasing the burden on biosecurity oversight bodies.
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