2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Trio for Groundbreaking Protein Research

Awardees:
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper for their pioneering work on proteins.

Contributions:

David Baker was recognized for his work in computational protein design, enabling the creation of new proteins with specific functions.
Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were honored for developing an AI model, AlphaFold2, which can predict the structure of proteins from their amino acid sequences, solving a 50-year-old problem in biochemistry.

Impact:
Their discoveries have vast potential applications, including better understanding antibiotic resistance and creating enzymes that can decompose plastic.

Prize Details:
The prize is worth 11 million Swedish kronor, split equally between Baker and the duo of Hassabis and Jumper.

Announcement:
The award was announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on October 9, 2024.