#Discovery of naturally chiral surfaces for safer pharmaceuticals
“#Discovery of naturally chiral surfaces for safer pharmaceuticals” The two non-superimposable mirror images of a chiral metal surface at the atomic scale. Credit: Professor Andrew Gellman In the 1960s, the sedative thalidomide was widely popular as one of the only non-barbiturate, over-the-counter sleep-aids on the market. When doctors started noticing that it also helped alleviate…