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2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Kagan and Soai Solve the Mirror‑Image Mystery of Life’s Molecules
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for solving how molecular homochirality — life’s preference for one mirror‑image form — emerges spontaneously. Their work enables precise drug synthesis.
kenso-soainobel-prize-chemistry-2026henri-kaganTasadduq Burneyowner30.8K rep · 12 Oct 2026, 21:07 UTC