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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
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News18•07-10-2026, 15:56
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
- •The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai.
- •The scientists discovered the true cause and theory behind why nature predominantly features left-handed molecular forms.
- •Chemical molecules like amino acids exist in mirror-image right-handed and left-handed forms.
- •All living organisms on Earth are constructed using only the left-handed forms of amino acids.
- •Earlier, the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was announced for Professor Francis Halzen for neutrino research.
Key Questions Answered
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is shared between Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for discovering the true cause and theory behind why nature's chemical molecules, like amino acids, predominantly use a specific form.
Some chemical molecules like amino acids exist in mirror-image right-handed and left-handed structural forms, but all living organisms on Earth are constructed using only the left-handed form of amino acids.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Professor Francis Halzen for his research in detecting neutrino particles and his contribution to creating the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica.
