Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system
“A hallmark of living systems is their homochirality, the selection of specific mirror symmetry in their molecules. Here, the authors show that chiral symmetry can be spontaneously broken in complex, random chemical systems via exploitation of environmental energy sources – a possible mechanism for...
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| author | William D. Piñeros Tsvi Tlusty |
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| description | “A hallmark of living systems is their homochirality, the selection of specific mirror symmetry in their molecules. Here, the authors show that chiral symmetry can be spontaneously broken in complex, random chemical systems via exploitation of environmental energy sources – a possible mechanism for the emergence of homochirality in life.” |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b7f2153e999472896ea1c68224399aa2022-12-22T00:14:27ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-04-011311810.1038/s41467-022-29952-8Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical systemWilliam D. Piñeros0Tsvi Tlusty1Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)“A hallmark of living systems is their homochirality, the selection of specific mirror symmetry in their molecules. Here, the authors show that chiral symmetry can be spontaneously broken in complex, random chemical systems via exploitation of environmental energy sources – a possible mechanism for the emergence of homochirality in life.”https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29952-8 |
| spellingShingle | William D. Piñeros Tsvi Tlusty Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system Nature Communications |
| title | Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system |
| title_full | Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system |
| title_short | Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system |
| title_sort | spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29952-8 |
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