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2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for chiral molecules research
Original: Nerd alert: 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to work in chiral (mirror image/left-handed & right-handed) molecules. ht
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to research on chiral molecules — molecules that exist as left-handed and right-handed mirror images of each other. Chirality is central to chemistry and drug design, since mirror-image forms of a molecule can behave very differently in the body. Scientists and science communicators are sharing and discussing the announcement.
Why now: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry announcement is a major annual science story drawing widespread attention.
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