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Work on protein structure and design wins the 2024 chemistry Nobel

Proteins drive much of the chemistry underlying all life on Earth

Sketches of Nobel prize winners David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper.

David Baker (left) figured out how to build new proteins. Demis Hassabis (middle) and John Jumper (right) developed an AI tool to predict protein structures.

Niklas Elmehed, © Nobel Prize Outreach

By Meghan Rosen and Andrea Tamayo

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Efforts to unlock the mysteries of proteins, building blocks of life, have earned three scientists the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry.