Nobel Prize in Chemistry: France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai honoured for the mirror-molecule puzzle
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ColombiaBogotĂĄ takes note of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for its pharmaceutical scope: mirror molecules are presented as the key to the manufacture of medicines, more than as a laboratory enigma.
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JapanTokyo hails a Japanese Nobel laureate in chemistry, the second in a row, by placing Kenso Soai, a child of Hiroshima, at the centre of the story, before the enigma of mirror molecules.
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the narrative highlights the use of the discovery to manufacture medicines.
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JapanNational
Kyodo puts the succession of Japanese chemistry laureates at the forefront of the narrative.
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The Mainichi publishes a text from a US agency with no additional Japanese source in the excerpt.
- Colombia
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the explanation is based on the statement and comments from its president.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026
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