La vida en una excursión al origen de la asimetría en la naturaleza

Abstract

REGARDLESS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL SYMMETRY PRINCIPLES IN PHYSICS, OUR WORLD IS CHARACTERIZED BY BROKEN MIRROR SYMMETRY: FROM THE MAJORITY OF RIGHT-HANDED HUMANS OVER SPECIFICALLY COILED BACTERIA TO EXCLUSIVELY LEFT- OR RIGHT-HANDED BIOMOLECULES. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE SEARCH FOR THE POSSIBLE FOUNDATION OF THIS PHENOMENON THAT IS IMMEDIATELY RELATED TO THE PUZZLING QUEST FOR THE ORIGINS OF LIFE ON EARTH.