antedating of "clock wise" (1882)

[Chris Waigl]

Joel S. Berson wrote:

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>And proteins (although I don't know what the technical terms are for the
>left- and right-handedness).  I am not sure it is the same kind of twist,
>but the "wrong" one in the relevant protein is what leads to mad cow
>disease and BSE.
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Chirality. Greek _kheir_ = hand; see chiropractor etc.

Chris Waigl