How does the property of chirality apply to us as humans?
I get that the definition is "when a molecule has a non-superposable mirror image".
But how in the world does in apply to the human anatomy and physiology?
Thanks!
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The term "chiral" comes from the Greek word for the human hand, which itself exhibits such non-superimposeability of the left hand precisely over the right. Due to the opposition of the fingers and thumbs, no matter how the two hands are oriented, it is impossible for both hands to exactly coincide.[1] Helices, chiral characteristics (properties), chiral media,[2] order, and symmetry all relate to the concept of left- and right-handedness.