
BiologyJanuary 20, 2026
Deadly ‘reverse’ cells can destroy us unless scientists stop them
Researchers are closer to making “reversed” cells that may wipe us off the planet
Vaughn S. Cooper is an evolutionary biologist and microbiology professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He directs the Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine.

Deadly ‘reverse’ cells can destroy us unless scientists stop them
Researchers are closer to making “reversed” cells that may wipe us off the planet

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