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A chlorophyll-based polymer shows stepwise evolution from nonhelical to helical structures, offering a new route to adaptive ...

Science has long taken inspiration from the natural world, and few natural designs are as iconic as the helical shape that makes life possible. The ...

For decades, a collection of fossil fragments sat forgotten in museum drawers — a paleontological "cold case" waiting for ...

Electron spin can create differences between mirror-image molecules, a potential explanation for why life favors one ...