Mirror-Image Asymmetry: An Introduction to the Origin and Consequences of Chirality

Preface. List of Figures and Biographic Photographs. 1 The Mirror Image. 2 Molecular Chirality in Living Systems. 3 The Origin of Chirality of Living Systems. 4 Chiral Chemistry, Recognition, and Control in LivingSystems. 5 Chirality and Drugs. 6 The Chirality of Living Systems. 7 The Handedness of Homo Sapiens. 8 Living in a Right-Hander's World. 9 The Asymmetric Universe. List of Figures. Appendix. Biography. Index.