Chemistry, Recognition, and control in Living Systems

Chiral Chemistry, Recognition, and Control IN Living Systems 

In the previous three chapters we have tried to provide a careful definition of what we mean by chirality, briefly discussed the scientific breakthroughs that form the basis of our current understanding of chirality in living systems, and outlined the various possible origins of chirahty on earth. In the rest of this book we will try to connect our knowledge of molecular handedness to our human experiences in a chiral world. As we will soon see, there are in fact very few things in our lives that are not affected by chirality. In the remaining chapters we will present some examples to illustrate this point. 

Before discussing macroscopic chirality, we should first discuss some aspects of the evolution of chirality from the very primitive self-replicating chemical system to the organized living cell and then more recognizable forms of life. 

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Chiral Chemistry, recognition, and Control in Living Systems... 

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