10 days ago · Paris
Nobel chemistry winners lauded for autocatalysis
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What we know
Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Kagan is affiliated with Université Paris-Sud in Orsay, France, and Soai with the Tokyo University of Science.
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror-image molecules
- New development reported by RTHK International News
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- RTHK International NewsNobel chemistry winners lauded for autocatalysis
- The GuardianNobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror-image molecules