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UPDATED Oct 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM ET
Oct 7, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Kagan and Soai win Nobel chemistry prize
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French scientist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese scientist Kenso Soai were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries addressing how nature produces one version of a molecule rather than its mirror image. Their work on molecular asymmetry has enabled chemists to drive chemical reactions and has implications for pharmaceutical development.
WHO: Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
WHAT: Were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries related to life's molecular asymmetry.
WHEN: Oct 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The award recognizes their discoveries addressing how nature produces one version of a molecule rather than its mirror image.
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