# Google DeepMind Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Protein Breakthroughs! 🏆

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**Created:** [October 9, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-deepmind-scientists-awarded-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-for-protein-breakthroughs/293162 "2024-10-09T16:30:46Z")\
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**Summary:**

1. **Nobel Prize Winners**  
Three scientists, **David Baker** , **Demis Hassabis** , and **John Jumper** , were awarded the 2024 **Nobel Prize in Chemistry** for their revolutionary work on predicting and designing protein structures.

2. **Key Contributions**  
Baker is recognized for creating novel proteins, while Hassabis and Jumper developed **AlphaFold** , an AI model that predicts protein structures based on amino acid sequences.

3. **Significant Financial Award**  
The laureates will share an award of **11 million Swedish kronor** (approximately **$1 million** ) for their contributions to computational protein design.

4. **Impact on Science**  
Baker’s work has been instrumental in medicine and materials science since 2003, and AlphaFold has successfully predicted structures for nearly all known proteins.

5. **Future Implications**  
The discoveries could lead to solutions for critical issues like antibiotic resistance and plastic decomposition, marking a significant advancement in scientific research.

**Read more at:** [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2024/10/09/g-s1-27123/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-david-baker-demis-hassabis-and-john-jumper)