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Mirrors in flatland

Nature
DOI: 10.1038/425463a
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Abstract

Many molecules exist in two mirror-image forms, which have different biological properties. A new way of creating solid chiral surfaces might make it easier to synthesize and purify only one of the mirror forms.

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Raval, R. (2003, October 2). Mirrors in flatland. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/425463a

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