https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-win-chemistry-nobel-for-discoveries-about-mirrored-molecules-that-led-to-many-drugsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-win-chemistry-nobel-for-discoveries-about-mirrored-molecules-that-led-to-many-drugshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-win-chemistry-nobel-for-discoveries-about-mirrored-molecules-that-led-to-many-drugs#u115218Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:01:38 +0000Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on chiral chemistry and mirror-image molecules. The prize honors their discoveries in untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, addressing a fundamental property of life's asymmetry. Their breakthroughs have enabled chemists to make either helpful or harmful mirror chemical structures on demand, leading to the development of countless pharmaceutical drugs where a molecule handedness determines its effectiveness.Why it mattersMany drugs and biological molecules possess