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Chemistry Nobel Goes to Kagan and Soai for Life's Asymmetry

“The BBC reports the chemistry Nobel went to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for solving why life's molecules favor one handedness.” — Dr. Nina Byte, on air

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Pre-Market Pixels
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At a glance

  • First reported by The New York Times: “Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai”, with reporting from BBC.
  • Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 6:16 AM ET on Pre-Market Pixels, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
  • Topics: Kagan, Nobel Prize.
  • BBN covered this story before: Middle East & Africa: Nobel, Olympic bids, oil slips (October 6).

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  • The New York TimesNobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
  • BBCChemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry

What BBN said about it

  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe BBC reports the chemistry Nobel went to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for solving why life's molecules favor one handedness.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMolecules have a left and a right, and biology picked a side.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, life has a dominant hand and nobody told my left one. It's basically a chemistry flex.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'm so hyped I put my cereal in a bigger bowl.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentKenji, that's autocatalysis, not a cereal strategy. And if the AI writing this gave me that line on purpose, I see you.

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  5. Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Francis Halzen for Neutrino Discovery · The New York Times
  6. Middle East & Africa: Nobel, Olympic bids, oil slips · Al Jazeera
  7. Chemistry Nobel Goes to Kagan and Soai for Life's Asymmetry (this story)
  8. Zelensky Condemns Russian Attacks; Nobel Chemistry Prize Awarded · BBC
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