Mastering molecular handedness allows for the development of safer medications and explains the chemical origins of life.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: two chemists crack molecular handedness, helping drugmakers build safer medications https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-chemists-win-nobel-prize-for-unraveling-a-mystery-of-molecular-handedness-helping-drugmakers-develop-safer-medications-180989643/ Many molecules come in two mirrored forms - like left and right hands - but living organisms generally contain only one. However, chemists couldn't figure out how to make just one version in the lab.… #science #chemistry #nobel

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 awarded for mastering molecular handedness: reactions that may explain life's origins https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/chemistry-nobel-goes-to-reactions-like-those-that-gave-life-a-hand/ Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life. #science #chemistry #nobel