o7___o7
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[redacted] enthusiast, robot combat enjoyer, distressingly Appalachian, father of ninjas
CRITIHYPE, thank you! I couldn’t find the word!
If I had to guess a motive, it would be to bring mirror biology out of the obscurity of pure research (who funds that anymore?) and to instead plant it firmly into the popular zeitgeist as a “scary thing” that needs to be defended against. This can lead to it becoming a trendy topic, and therefore fundable by grant-awarding agencies.