Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for molecular research
- France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday.
- They were honoured for showing how chemical reactions can favour one molecular mirror image over the other.
- The work matters for medicines, where one form of a molecule heals while its mirror can cause harm.
- Soai called it the most exciting day of his life, saying he was out shopping when the news reached him.
Source: reuters.com
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