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Right-Handed and Left-Handed Molecular Structures

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Right-handed and left-handed structures exist in crystals, molecules [1] and living matter. Chirality, and especially molecular chirality, has played a major role in the history and philosophy of science.

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Laforgue, A. (1989). Right-Handed and Left-Handed Molecular Structures. In: Maruani, J. (eds) Molecules in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Topics in Molecular Organization and Engineering, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1173-4_4

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