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Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
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Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a long-standing riddle of asymmetric “mirror image” molecules, a discovery hugely important for pharmaceutical manufacturing, the award-giving body said on Wednesday. Soai, 76, is Japanese, and Kagan, 95, is French, and their work built on…
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Nobel medicine prize awarded to scientists for brain activity research
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
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Kagan, Soai win Nobel Chemistry Prize for solving chemical asymmetry puzzle
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- First reported by ABC News
The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award
- New development reported by Deutsche Welle All News
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for research on brain activity
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to 3 scientists for optogenetics development
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to US-German trio for work on optogenetics
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research on mysteries of brain
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by CBC World
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists who pioneered work in optogenetics
- New development reported by BBC News World
Nobel Prize awarded for showing how nerve cells shape feelings
- Picked up by NPR World
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
- Picked up by ABC News
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
- New development reported by Phys.org Breaking News
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Nobel medicine prize awarded to scientists for brain activity research
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- New development reported by NBC News Top Stories
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Kagan, Soai win Nobel Chemistry Prize for solving chemical asymmetry puzzle
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Kagan, Soai win Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing ‘spectacular’ chemical reactions
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Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
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Kagan, Soai win Nobel Chemistry Prize for work ‘spectacular’ chemical reactions
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Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Nobel chemistry prize goes to pair who solved mystery of ‘mirror image’ molecules
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for developing 'spectacular' chemical reactions
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for research solving 'mirror image' mystery
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to duo for 'spectacular' chemical reaction
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Nobel Prize honors researchers who solved chemistry's asymmetry mystery
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Kagan , Soai win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize for solving molecular mystery
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14 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- GDELT Global News DOC APIKagan , Soai win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize for solving molecular mystery
- Science Magazine NewsNobel Prize honors researchers who solved chemistry's asymmetry mystery
- The Straits TimesScientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize
- South China Morning PostKagan, Soai win Nobel Chemistry Prize for solving chemical asymmetry puzzle
- NBC News Top StoriesNobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
- Phys.org Breaking NewsUS-German trio wins medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics
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- NPRNobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
- BBC NewsNobel Prize awarded for showing how nerve cells shape feelings
- CBCNobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists who pioneered work in optogenetics
- RTHK International NewsThree share Nobel Medicine Prize for optogenetics
- The New York TimesNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience
- The GuardianNobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain
- Deutsche Welle All NewsGerman and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine
- ABC NewsThe Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award