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Science 19 October 2001:
Vol. 294. no. 5542, pp. 503 - 505
DOI: 10.1126/science.294.5542.503b
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NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY:
Chemists Hear One Hand Clapping

Robert F. Service

William Knowles, K. Barry Sharpless, and Ryoji Noyori won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for creating catalysts that can produce a particular geometric form of a compound without creating its mirror-image partner. The work has proved vital for the production of everything from pharmaceuticals and flavorings to advanced materials and insecticides.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)