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  "id": 15917656,
  "title": "Light-based method could offer first way to detect hypothetical 'mirror life'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/light-based-method-could-offer-first-way-to-detect-hypothetical",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-based-method-hypothetical-mirror-life.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists have proposed what they believe is the first method for detecting \"mirror life\"—a hypothetical form of life made from molecular building blocks that are the mirror image of those found naturally on Earth. Researchers at the University of Strathclyde and the Department of Chemistry at Durham University have outlined a new approach that could identify mirror organisms using molecules…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}