The Chiral Puzzle of Life

Overview of attention for article published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, May 2020

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The Chiral Puzzle Of Life

Astrobiology Web, 12 Jul 2022

Biological molecules chose one of two structurally, chiral systems which are related by reflection in a mirror.

Cosmic Rays and the Handedness of Life

Scientific American, 22 Jul 2020

Scientists have pondered a mystery about life for at least a century: Many biological molecules come in two mirror-image…

I raggi cosmici e la forma della vita

Le Scienze, 09 Jul 2020

E' uno dei grandi misteri insoluti della biologia: perché in tutti gli organismi viventi le eliche di DNA e RNA sono avvolte…

News story from Daily Mail on Thursday 02 July 2020

Daily Mail, 02 Jul 2020

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