They thought that mirror cells would be cool. And they had grants from the US government and elsewhere to work on the steps you need to take to get to creating a mirror cell.

A mirror cell that infected lab workers might spread through their bodies without triggering any resistance from their immune systems. There wouldn’t be many organic molecules inside a human ...

A group of over two dozen scientists are calling for a ban on mirror cell research saying it could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections and could lead to the collapse of ...

From there, the cells could spread with similar stealth until a “mirror pandemic” gets out of control. These synthetic life forms would threaten more than just humans.