GoKawiilNobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for homochirality research
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was announced to chemists Kagan and Soai for their work explaining homochirality, the phenomenon by which all biological molecules share the same molecular handedness, or chirality. The essay recounts the news through a conversation between the author and a neighbor who is a chemistry professor, who excitedly explains the concept upon hearing of the award.