Cosmic Rays and the Handedness of Life

Share this on WhatsApp Scientists have pondered a mystery about life for at least a century: Many biological molecules come in two mirror-image versions, just like human hands; in fact, they’re known as “right-handed” and “left-handed.” Natural chemical reactions produce approximately equal numbers of both types of molecule. But the sugars and amino acids that … Continue reading Cosmic Rays and the Handedness of Life