Nobel Prize in Chemistry: France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai honoured for the mirror-molecule puzzle
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FranceParis welcomes a Nobel that rectifies a "historical injustice": at 95 years old, Henri Kagan receives what was denied to him in 2001.
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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.
- France
of the award
the narrative puts Kagan's revenge for 2001 in the spotlight rather than the scientific content.
What the account puts first
PeruPharmaceutical
the narrative highlights the medicinal use of the discovery rather than the fundamental chemistry.
- France
the second laureate
Kenso Soai is only presented by his age and position, without details on his autocatalysis work.
What it leaves out
France onlyPeruthis perspective does not carry this information
- France
Reliance on French voices
the quoted reactions come from French chemistry institutions, without any foreign researchers.
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France onlyPeruthis perspective does not carry this information
and the figures
12 million Swedish crowns
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026
millions of Swedish crowns
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