Chemistry Nobel Prize 2026: How Homochirality Arises from a Hint of Asymmetry
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Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai receive the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. This explains how a dominant form can emerge from a mixture of mirror-image molecules, relevant to understanding life's one-sidedness and the pharmaceutical industry.
Source: heise.de
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