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- noun The state or condition of being
homochiral .
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Examples
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But this kind of “homochirality,” with virtually all proteins and sugars structured entirely in the same way, is unique.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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But this kind of “homochirality,” with virtually all proteins and sugars structured entirely in the same way, is unique.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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It's not known if these were the precise mechanisms by which homochirality arose on earth, and I only gave a couple of examples out of an array of plausible physical explanations.
Scientists' Responses Solicited James F. McGrath 2008
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"It's not known if these were the precise mechanisms by which homochirality arose on earth, and I only gave a couple of examples out of an array of plausible physical explanations."
Scientists' Responses Solicited James F. McGrath 2008
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Indeed, proposition 1 is wrong; homochirality through stochastic processes is not virtually impossible.
Chirality of life: Another false positive? - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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On UncommonDescent Dembski claims that he personally has not personally argued that homochirality triggers a design inference.
Chirality of life: Another false positive? - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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I also co-authored a book chapter-review of the origin of biological homochirality leading to the origin of life, Pete.
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So we are left to conclude that homochirality came about by some directed, non-stochastic mechanism
Chirality of life: Another false positive? - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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Either homochirality is not virtually impossible, or homochirality did not come from undirected, stochastic processes
Chirality of life: Another false positive? - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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One out of the two propositions below must be wrong: 1. Obtaining homochirality through stochastic processes is virtually impossible.
Chirality of life: Another false positive? - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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