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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
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Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs. (Image credit: Fredrik Sandberg)
Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs. (Image credit: Fredrik Sandberg)
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