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The lead investigator stopped work on the research project because it could lead to the perfect bioweapon. The key to understanding this project is knowing the effects of chirality for functionality within biological systems. For example, humans only use sugars properly that are R chiral if I remember right. We cannot use those of the L isomer the same way. By building an anti version of a cell, it can cause major damage when it comes into contact with normal cells.