Two Chemists Win Nobel Prize for Unraveling a Mystery of Molecular 'Handedness,' Helping Drugmakers Develop Safer Medications

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Frase de exemploTwo Chemists Win Nobel Prize for Unraveling a Mystery of Molecular 'Handedness,' Helping Drugmakers Develop Safer Medications Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“Chemists Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science were named Nobel laureates on October 7.”
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Frase de exemploChemists Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science were named Nobel laureates on October 7.
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“However, chemists couldn’t figure out how to make just one version in the lab.”
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Frase de exemploHowever, chemists couldn’t figure out how to make just one version in the lab.
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“Meanwhile, Kagan and Soai’s research has had major practical implications for pharmacology.”
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Frase de exemploMeanwhile, Kagan and Soai’s research has had major practical implications for pharmacology.
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“Soai further tweaked the work and developed chemical reactions that can produce their own asymmetrical catalyst.”
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Frase de exemploSoai further tweaked the work and developed chemical reactions that can produce their own asymmetrical catalyst.
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“However, living organisms usually contain just one version of a molecule.”
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Frase de exemploHowever, living organisms usually contain just one version of a molecule.
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“The chemical carvone, for instance, can smell like mint or caraway, depending on which version of it you sniff.”
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Frase de exemploThe chemical carvone, for instance, can smell like mint or caraway, depending on which version of it you sniff.
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“The effect of the catalyst is nonlinear, meaning that a small imbalance in the catalyst can lead to a much larger imbalance in the handedness of the ensuing molecules.”
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Frase de exemploThe effect of the catalyst is nonlinear, meaning that a small imbalance in the catalyst can lead to a much larger imbalance in the handedness of the ensuing molecules.
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“These “autocatalytic reactions” amplify the imbalance of the ensuing molecule, essentially steering it toward right-handedness or left-handedness.”
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Frase de exemploThese “autocatalytic reactions” amplify the imbalance of the ensuing molecule, essentially steering it toward right-handedness or left-handedness.
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“Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP via Getty Images Two scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work untangling a perplexing puzzle about the “handedness” of molecules, allowing drugmakers to develop safer, more precisely targeted medicines.”
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Frase de exemploJonathan Nackstrand / AFP via Getty Images Two scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work untangling a perplexing puzzle about the “handedness” of molecules, allowing drugmakers to develop safer, more precisely targeted medicines.
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“These mirror images, known as chiral forms, may look similar, but they can behave very differently.”
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Frase de exemploThese mirror images, known as chiral forms, may look similar, but they can behave very differently.
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“The sugars in our DNA, for example, are right-handed, while most amino acids in your body’s proteins are left-handed.”
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Frase de exemploThe sugars in our DNA, for example, are right-handed, while most amino acids in your body’s proteins are left-handed.
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“Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the prize for their work solving the puzzle Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent October 7, 2026 3:10 p.m.”
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Frase de exemploHenri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the prize for their work solving the puzzle Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent October 7, 2026 3:10 p.m.
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“Their discoveries have helped drugmakers develop more targeted medicines with fewer side effects, reports STAT ’s Annalisa Merelli.”
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Frase de exemploTheir discoveries have helped drugmakers develop more targeted medicines with fewer side effects, reports STAT ’s Annalisa Merelli.
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“These mirror images, known as chiral forms, may look similar, but they can behave very differently.”
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Frase de exemploThese mirror images, known as chiral forms, may look similar, but they can behave very differently.
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“Chemists Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science were named Nobel laureates on October 7.”
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Frase de exemploChemists Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science were named Nobel laureates on October 7.
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“The sugars in our DNA, for example, are right-handed, while most amino acids in your body’s proteins are left-handed.”
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Frase de exemploThe sugars in our DNA, for example, are right-handed, while most amino acids in your body’s proteins are left-handed.
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““I’m very excited,” he said while calling into the award ceremony.”
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Frase de exemplo“I’m very excited,” he said while calling into the award ceremony.
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“However, chemists couldn’t figure out how to make just one version in the lab.”
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Frase de exemploHowever, chemists couldn’t figure out how to make just one version in the lab.
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“Their discoveries have helped drugmakers develop more targeted medicines with fewer side effects, reports STAT ’s Annalisa Merelli.”
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Frase de exemploTheir discoveries have helped drugmakers develop more targeted medicines with fewer side effects, reports STAT ’s Annalisa Merelli.
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“However, chemists couldn’t figure out how to make just one version in the lab.”
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Frase de exemploHowever, chemists couldn’t figure out how to make just one version in the lab.
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“Chemists Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science were named Nobel laureates on October 7.”
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Frase de exemploChemists Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science were named Nobel laureates on October 7.
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“How do natural reactions in living organisms produce just one type of a molecule?”
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Frase de exemploHow do natural reactions in living organisms produce just one type of a molecule?
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“Soai further tweaked the work and developed chemical reactions that can produce their own asymmetrical catalyst.”
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Frase de exemploSoai further tweaked the work and developed chemical reactions that can produce their own asymmetrical catalyst.
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“In 2003, he finally published a paper describing a reaction—later dubbed the Soai reaction—in which only one of the mirror images made up the vast majority of the products.”
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Frase de exemploIn 2003, he finally published a paper describing a reaction—later dubbed the Soai reaction—in which only one of the mirror images made up the vast majority of the products.
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“In recent years, however, pharmacologists have started producing drugs that are primarily one version of the molecule or the other.”
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Frase de exemploIn recent years, however, pharmacologists have started producing drugs that are primarily one version of the molecule or the other.
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“Thanks to Kagan and Soai, as well as numerous scientists who came before them, researchers are now closer to unraveling this mystery.”
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Frase de exemploThanks to Kagan and Soai, as well as numerous scientists who came before them, researchers are now closer to unraveling this mystery.
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“Thanks to Kagan and Soai, as well as numerous scientists who came before them, researchers are now closer to unraveling this mystery.”
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Frase de exemploThanks to Kagan and Soai, as well as numerous scientists who came before them, researchers are now closer to unraveling this mystery.
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“Two Chemists Win Nobel Prize for Unraveling a Mystery of Molecular ‘Handedness,’ Helping Drugmakers Develop Safer Medications Many molecules come in two mirrored forms—like left and right hands—but living organisms generally contain only one.”
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Frase de exemploTwo Chemists Win Nobel Prize for Unraveling a Mystery of Molecular ‘Handedness,’ Helping Drugmakers Develop Safer Medications Many molecules come in two mirrored forms—like left and right hands—but living organisms generally contain only one.
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“Two Chemists Win Nobel Prize for Unraveling a Mystery of Molecular ‘Handedness,’ Helping Drugmakers Develop Safer Medications Many molecules come in two mirrored forms—like left and right hands—but living organisms generally contain only one.”
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Frase de exemploTwo Chemists Win Nobel Prize for Unraveling a Mystery of Molecular ‘Handedness,’ Helping Drugmakers Develop Safer Medications Many molecules come in two mirrored forms—like left and right hands—but living organisms generally contain only one.