The dawn of asymmetry - Nature.com

A new proposal for the origin of asymmetry and, by extension, the origin of life uses spin-polarized electrons to induce enantioselective chemistry in the prebiotic world.

Humans, animals, plants and all other lifeforms are built from chiral molecules, bound together to form asymmetric organelles, cells, and organs. However, the cause of this broken symmetry and, by ex… [+977 chars]

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