Assembling yourself: Molecular self / other recognition
Chiral recognition and selection during the self-assembly process of protein-mimic macroanions Abstract excerpt: “We believe that delicate long-range electrostatic interactions could be responsible for such high-level chiral recognition and selection.” Article excerpt: “This self-assembly allows relatively simple building blocks to organize themselves into larger supramolecular structures, a phenomenon that has parallels with the formation of viral capsids (both in morphology and kinetics)37.” Reported as: Discovery demystifies origin of life chirality phenomenon Excerpt: “The origin of life is still a mystery…