La investigación básica y el Premio Nobel de Química 2021

Authors

  • Gustavo F. Gonzales Profesor principal. Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, e Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Vicepresidente de la Academia Nacional de Medicina. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20453/ah.v65i1.4202

Abstract

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two researchers, Benjamin List of Germany, and David W.C. MacMillan of Scotland, for the discovery of a new form of catalysis different from that of enzymes and metals, in which using simple molecules they can selectively and at very low cost develop products that are very useful in medicine. This new form of catalysis is called “asymmetric organic biocatalysis.” The work of these researchers and their groups, one in Europe and one in the United States, shows us the importance today of basic and pure research, and therefore governments like ours should support this type of research.

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Published

2022-05-09

How to Cite

Gonzales, G. F. (2022). La investigación básica y el Premio Nobel de Química 2021. Acta Herediana, 65(1), 65–69. https://doi.org/10.20453/ah.v65i1.4202