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Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror molecules
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for research solving 'mirror image' mystery
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WorldPingHenri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules, a discovery that transformed modern medicine.
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WorldPingHenri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for solving a mystery with research on "mirror image" molecules.
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WorldPingNobel Prize in chemistry set to be awarded in Stockholm — full report at ABC News.
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to France's Henri Kagan, Japan's Kenso Soai — full report at France 24.
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WorldPingResearch into molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes could be among the contenders for the Nobel Prize in chemistry, to be announced Wednesday, commentators say.
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WorldPingThe prize was given to the French and Japanese scientists for solving the mystery of life's asymmetry.
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