Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to two scientists for providing solution to a century-old mystery

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to two scientists for providing solution to a century-old mystery — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-two-scientists-for-providing-solution-to-a-century-old-mysteryContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Mirror-Image Moleculeshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-two-scientists-for-providing-solution-to-a-century-old-mysteryhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-two-scientists-for-providing-solution-to-a-century-old-mystery#u121359Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:50:38 +0000Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a century-old mystery regarding chiral chemistry and mirror-image molecules. Many pharmaceutical drugs feature mirror chemical structures where one version helps patients while the other causes harm. Their Nobel-winning discovery provides chemists with a method to manufacture either form on demand. The prize announcement forms part of the annual Nobel Prize announcements taking place during October 2026.Why it mattersChirality, or a molecule's handedness, plays a vital role in determining whether a pharmaceutical comp