Comment by pfdietz
4 hours ago
The chirality of biomolecules is also the source of the differentiation of left and right in a developing embryo.
Cilia form that are tilted toward the tail of the embryo. The chirality of the protein motors driving them causes them to turn clockwise, which creates a leftward flow of water.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1180515/
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/telling-left-right-organ-develo...
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