{
  "id": 12698913,
  "title": "Two Chemists Win Nobel Prize for Unraveling a Mystery of Molecular 'Handedness,' Helping Drugmakers Develop Safer Medications",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/two-chemists-win-nobel-prize-for-unraveling-a-mystery-of-molecular",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:10:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-chemists-win-nobel-prize-for-unraveling-a-mystery-of-molecular-handedness-helping-drugmakers-develop-safer-medications-180989643/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Many molecules come in two mirrored forms—like left and right hands—but living organisms generally contain only one. However, chemists couldn't figure out how to make just one version in the lab. Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the prize for their work solving the puzzle",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}