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Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering reactions that produce a single form of mirror-image molecules. Their work on non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis provides a key tool for the pharmaceutical industry to select the correct molecules for drugs.
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- Official source@VaticanNewsNobel Prize in Chemistry to Kagan and Soai. How to choose the right molecules for drugs
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- ReportingPrix Nobel de chimie 2026 : le Français Henri Kagan et le Japonais Kenso Soai récompensés
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How the coverage unfolded
- Oct 7, 3:17 AM La Croix Français Prix Nobel de chimie 2026 : le Français Henri Kagan et le Japonais Kenso Soai récompensés
- Oct 7, 4:56 AM Vatican News Italiano Nobel per la Chimica a Kagan e Soai. Così si scelgono le molecole giuste per i farmaci
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