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A handle on handedness

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Why are the molecules of life not ambidextrous? The interaction of light with magnetic fields might explain why life has a mysterious twist at its core, reports Philip Ball.

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  1. Rikken,G. L. J. A. & Raupach, E. Enantioselective magnetochiral photochemistry. Nature 405, 932 - 935 2000.

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