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  "id": 13150432,
  "title": "How plant enzymes learned to tell mirror-image molecules apart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/how-plant-enzymes-learned-to-tell-mirror-image-molecules-apart",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-enzymes-mirror-image-molecules.html"
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  "summary": "Many naturally occurring molecules such as menthol or limonene exist in two mirror-image forms, known as enantiomers, that look almost identical but can differ greatly in smell, taste or effect on the body.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "How researchers tell different quantum excitations apart in individual molecules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/how-researchers-tell-different-quantum-excitations-apart-in",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:50:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}