Nobel Prize in Chemistry: France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai honoured for the mirror-molecule puzzle
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BelgiumBrussels notes the Nobel Prize in Chemistry's belated recognition of Henri Kagan, 95, whom the 2001 prize had overlooked despite his status as the "father" of asymmetric catalysis.
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PeruLima takes note of the pharmaceutical aspect of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: the Peruvian press presents Kagan and Soai's discovery as a tool for manufacturing medicines, with thalidomide as an example.
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Historical context
the narrative highlights Kagan's absence in 2001 rather than the scientific content of the work.
Omission of scientific explanation
the text mentions pharmaceutical use without explaining the principle of mirror molecules.
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PeruPharmaceutical
the narrative highlights the medicinal use of the discovery rather than the fundamental chemistry.
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12 million Swedish crowns
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026
millions of Swedish crowns
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