PickVidsHomochirality: Why Nature Never Makes Mirror Molecules
Why it was recommended
Here is a video talking about molecular chirality and how nature really only produces one version of molecules
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What it covers
Steve Mould explains homochirality: why biological molecules like sugars and amino acids come in only one handedness. He covers ideas about how this asymmetry might have. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.
Video details
- Channel
- Steve Mould
- Length
- 18 min 32 sec
- Year
- 2020
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