Kagan and Soai Win 2026 Chemistry Nobel for Solving the Mystery of Molecular Handedness
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on homochirality, the phenomenon where life exclusively uses one mirror-image form of molecules. Their research explains how chemical reactions can spontaneously produce a single enantiomer, a feat previously only observed in nature. This breakthrough has significant implications for pharmaceutical safety and understanding the origins of life.
