Life and chirality beyond the earth

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Oct 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975orli....6..475t&link_type=abstract

Origins of Life, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp.475-481

Biology

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An attempt is made to show that the phenomenon of chirality—of which optical activity is but one consequence—is by no means restricted to life on Earth, but is common throughout the universe. Several independent sources have been investigated including: statistical fluctuations; stereoselective physical factors; and energetic differences between enantiomeric molecules. It is emphasised that a search for chirality as an indicator for life elsewhere in space provides an excellent tool for the fascinating question of exobiology. Still one must be aware of the limitations of the experimental methods and their interpretations.

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