A World of Mirror Images

From winter gloves and people with inverted organs to the effects of molecular mirror images. Chirality can be found everywhere, so it is high time to talk about it. If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1 . Alternatively, you can send an email to chem.podcast@gmail.com . Sources Wikipedia entries on Chirality and Enantiomers · · · · · · Textbook Entries on Chirality · General Chemistry by D. D. Ebbing 5th Ed. 1996 ISBN 0-395-74415-6; p. 1002ff · Organic Chemistry by Clayden, Warren & Wothers; p. 382ff Thalidomide and its effect on pregnant women · · About the people with inversed organs · · Origins of L-amino acids Meteorite Theory (extraterrestrial influence) · à Meteor · · Asymmetric Synthesis of Chirality · · · ·

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A World of Mirror Images is an episode from Chemistry in Everyday Life by Johannes Vogel.

This episode is 00:15:31 long.

This episode was published on Feb 14, 2021.

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