Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry
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Three scientists, including two from Google DeepMind, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on proteins. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were recognized for creating AlphaFold2, an AI model that predicts protein structures. David Baker received the award for computational protein design. The discoveries open up vast possibilities in pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and nanomaterials. AlphaFold2 has accelerated research, completing tasks in minutes that previously took years. The technology has applications in understanding antibiotic resistance and developing plastic-degrading enzymes.
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