ERIC Number: EJ409264
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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The Handedness of the Universe.
Hegstrom, Roger A.; Kondepudi, Dilip K.
Scientific American, v262 n1 p108-15 Jan 1990
Discusses how handedness at one level may give rise to handedness at another. Presents examples from plants and animals, molecules, atoms, to elementary particles. Examines the chiral symmetry in life and when it starts. (YP)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Chemical Reactions, Force, Handedness, Physics, Sciences, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Research, Symmetry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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