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Nobel Chemistry 2026: How Kagan, Soai solved century-old 'mirror-image' mystery

Henri B Kagan of France and Kenso Soai from Japan were honored with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2026. They unveiled the fascinating reason why living organisms favor left-handed amino acids over right-handed ones. Their groundbreaking research focused on generating pharmaceuticals that utilize only the beneficial mirror form of amino acids.

Times of India Top 7/10/2026, 7:11:17 pm IST

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