Artificial intelligence helps trio of protein pioneers win Nobel Prize in Chemistry | DW News

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their research into computational protein design and protein structure prediction.

"This research is a landmark moment, as it was considered impossible for years to predict the structures of proteins," said the Chair for the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, Heiner Linke, who also explained how proteins serve as building blocks of all bodily functions.

Proteins are made-up of strings of amino acid molecules, which then form complex sequences. These sequences help read, copy and repair DNA. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule that contains the genetic code that is unique to every individual.

Avancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, for which the 2024 Physics Nobel Prizes were awarded, also helped Baker, Hassabis and Jumper with their research.

Baker and his fellow laureates cracked the code of what protein structures may look like with the help of AI.

"They used neural networks and deep learning to train a database that then showed how close two amino acid structures were to each other in space," said Johan Aqvist, a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

"These proteins consist of hundreds of thousands of atoms that are responsible for every biochemical function in the body," Linke added.

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[souravjaiswal-jrbj]

Winners of 2026 nobel prize in literature, GPT 5. 😅

[kelvinndeti]

It would have been a cosmic injustice if Demmis Hassabis didn't win it. I love that dude

[EL-cbnu]

Tomorrow's nobel prize in literature goes to.. Sam Altman and OpenAI!

[dannygjk]

WHAT?! Give the Nobel prize to who deserves it the software system.

[AchwaqKhalid]

At least they didn't give this to Google or Microsoft 😁

[tibsyy]

Applications would bé nice to mention!

[BeetMachine]

Well deserved! Incredible achievement!

[wholeness]

This is just the beginning, AI will take all the awards because it's actually smarter than a society that has its dumbest people ruling it.

[EnjoyingLife]

The Nobel Prize news has been exciting this week. TY for the video explanation of the overall Nobel AI-recognition strategy.👍

[LsArts]

Chemists winning the nobel price in chemistry? What a strange world we live in

[beteaberra]

2030 Nobel Prize winner in Literature is ChatGPT 10 😂

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Perfect 👍👍 SKYNET knows now how to make T800 skin !!!!

[rammuana]

I'd v.much like to hear what other scientist have to say regarding to this

[AccC-cd]

Waiting for Nvidia and Jensen to take credit for this too.

[uralbob]

Guts, brains, resourcefulness, determination, leadership, etc. etc. etc.
I could go on and on! I’ve got nothing but admiration and respect for this man.

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[grahamashe]

Yes, but the medical establishment and the people who fund them are Malthusians. They want people to live long but not TOO long. My guess is the progress in medicine will intentionally be very slow.

[apocryhian]

While in itself it is a great discovery
I fear for the potential of using this in warfare

[HamzaalAbbasi]

Our palestinians deserve Noble prize too. We are rocket scientists and pioneering cardiologists

[codyrich]

This is crazy!…Hopefully in a good way…or it’s Pandora’s box