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Nobel Chemistry Prize Honors Work on Spontaneous Homochirality
Original: Today's Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrates the explanation for spontaneous homochirality (where a molecule will convert
Today's Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for explaining spontaneous homochirality, the process by which molecules convert to their mirror image. Scientists discussing the award note that the mechanism underlies amino acid racemization dating, a technique used to date shells found in beach deposits. Commenters are highlighting how fundamental research on molecular handedness has practical uses in geology and archaeology, with the chemistry community praising the recognition of this long-standing puzzle in molecular science.
Why now: The annual Nobel Prize announcement always draws immediate global attention, and this year's chemistry award honors a process with wide scientific significance.
Nobel Prize in ChemistryRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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- Today's Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrates the explanation for spontaneous homochirality (where a molecule will convert to its mirror image). This is the process that is behind amino acid racemization dating, which we have used for dating shells in beach deposits. # science #… · DrEvanGowan@fediscience.org · 2
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