Chiral Forms: Reflections of Duality in Nature

Chiral molecules exist in two mirror-image forms, both of which can have different effects on living organisms and the environment. One form may have a positive effect, while the other form may have a negative effect. In mythology, chirality can be seen as a representation of the duality of opposite but equal forces. Many ancient cultures believed in the existence of two opposing forces, such as light and dark, good and evil, and life and death, and these concepts can be used to explain the concept of chirality. In this sense, chirality can be seen as a modern embodiment of the ancient concept of duality. Just as the gods and goddesses of mythology represented the balance of opposing forces, chiral molecules represent the balance of opposite but equal forces in the natural world.