https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-henri-kagan-and-kenso-soaiContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-henri-kagan-and-kenso-soaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-henri-kagan-and-kenso-soai#u133143Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:11:51 +0000The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai on October 7. The laureates were recognized for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Their research solved a long-standing mystery regarding mirror molecules and life's asymmetry. The Academy stated these discoveries are decisive for chemists designing reactions to manufacture pharmaceuticals, as they allow for the on-demand creation of specific mirror-image chemical structures.Why it mattersMany drugs possess mirror chemical