PersonPeter Somfai
Peter Somfai
Professor of organic chemistry and member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. He is engaged in research and evaluation work in the field of organic chemistry, contributing to the committee's assessment of nominations for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Oct 8
The Nobel Committee clarified that the Soai reaction is not itself the origin of chirality 4 billion years ago, but for the first time simulated in the laboratory how homochirality could possibly emerge spontaneously.
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