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3-space amino acids animals Anti-Teller antigalaxies antimatter antineutrino antiparticle antiproton asym asymmetric structure axes axis of symmetry bilateral symmetry biochemists called carbon atom CHAPTER clockwise coil conserved counterclockwise crystals direction earth electric charge electromagnetic electron elementary particles enantiomorphic exactly face fact Feynman Flatlander force galaxy glasses hand handedness helical hydrogen K-meson label Laboratory lattice left and right left-handed Linelanders Madame Wu's experiment magnetic axis magnetic field mathematical matter metric mirror image mirror reflection molecules moving nature needle negative charge neutrino neutron north pole nuclear nucleic acid nucleus opposite handedness organic Ozma pair palindromic parity Pasteur pattern physicists physics pi mesons picture plane of symmetry Planet X polarized light positive and negative positive charge positron possible protein proton puzzle quantum rotation shown in Figure space space-time spin stereoisomers substances superposable tartaric acid theory turn twin twist universe violated weak interactions