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Daily briefing: AlphaFold developers share Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nature News - Thu 10 Oct 24

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03325-1We meet the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Plus, why elephants’ trunks have wrinkles and ...

Nobel chemistry winner sees engineered proteins solving tough problems

Phys.org - Thu 10 Oct 24

Whether it's battling tumors or breaking down plastic, American scientist David Baker, co-recipient of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has an answer: engineering proteins that don't naturally ...

Pioneering work in proteins recognised with Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Cosmos Magazine - Thu 10 Oct 24

A trio of scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work using computing and artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of protein structure. “One ...

Google Researchers Win Nobel Prize Amid Company’s Antitrust Battle

New York Times - Wed 9 Oct 24

Two of the company’s A.I. researchers shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, just hours after the Justice Department started spelling out plans that could lead to its break up.

What are proteins again? Nobel-winning chemistry explained

Phys.org - Wed 9 Oct 24

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who have help unravel some of the enduring secrets of proteins, the building blocks of life.

What Are Proteins Again? Nobel-winning Chemistry Explained, International Business Times - Wed 9 Oct 24

AI steps into science limelight with Nobel wins

TechXplore - Wed 9 Oct 24

For long periods of its history, artificial intelligence has lurked in the hinterland of science, often unloved and unfunded—but two Nobel prizes in one week suggest its time in the sunshine ...

AI Steps Into Science Limelight With Nobel Wins, International Business Times - Wed 9 Oct 24

Nobel winners hope protein work will spur 'incredible' breakthroughs

Phys.org - Wed 9 Oct 24

The winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work revealing the secrets of proteins through artificial intelligence said Wednesday they hoped their research would "open the door to many incredible ...

Nobel Winners Hope Protein Work Will Spur 'Incredible' Breakthroughs, International Business Times - Wed 9 Oct 24

Google’s DeepMind researchers among recipients of Nobel prize for chemistry

The Economist - Wed 9 Oct 24

The award honours protein design and the use of AI for protein-structure prediction

Demis Hassabis, from chess prodigy to Nobel-winning AI pioneer

Phys.org - Wed 9 Oct 24

Long before Demis Hassabis pioneered artificial intelligence techniques to earn a Nobel prize, he was a master of board games.

Demis Hassabis, From Chess Prodigy To Nobel-winning AI Pioneer, International Business Times - Wed 9 Oct 24

How ribosomes shape protein folding

Nature News - Wed 9 Oct 24

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03251-2High-resolution structures of nascent polypeptide chains in complex with the ribosome — the cell’s ...

The Download: another Nobel Prize for AI, and Adobe’s anti-scraping tool

MIT Technology Review - Wed 9 Oct 24

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google DeepMind wins joint Nobel Prize ...

Google DeepMind wins joint Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein prediction AI  

MIT Technology Review - Wed 9 Oct 24

In a second Nobel win for AI, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded half of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Demis Hassabis, the co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind and John ...

Pioneers of AI-based protein-structure prediction share 2024 chemistry Nobel prize

Physics World - Wed 9 Oct 24

The 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassibis and John Jumper for their work on proteins. Baker bagged half the prize “for computational protein design” ...

Chemistry Nobel goes to developers of AlphaFold AI that predicts protein structures

Nature News - Wed 9 Oct 24

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03214-7This year's prize celebrates computational tools that have transformed biology and have the potential ...

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for mastering structures of proteins

Newscientist - Wed 9 Oct 24

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for research on predicting protein structures and designing new proteins

Work on protein structure and design wins the 2024 chemistry Nobel

ScienceNews - Wed 9 Oct 24

David Baker figured out how to build entirely new proteins. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper developed an AI tool to predict protein structures.

Protein designer and structure solvers win chemistry Nobel

Science - Wed 9 Oct 24

David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper share award for work designing proteins and using AI to predict their structure

Nobel Prize awarded to Google Deepmind researchers who pioneered new AI system

The Independent - Wed 9 Oct 24

‘AlphaFold’ tool has the potential to transform our understanding of the building blocks of life

British computer scientist Sir Demis Hassabis awarded chemistry Nobel prize

The Independent - Wed 9 Oct 24

London-born Sir Demis founded the AI start-up Google DeepMind.

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for work on proteins

Phys.org - Wed 9 Oct 24

The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins.

Elephants are left- or right-trunked — and it’s all in their amazing wrinkles

ZME Science - Thu 10 Oct 24

Elephant trunks have wrinkles since they are fetuses. When they're grown up, they have more wrinkles on their dominant side.

Ingenious AI Solution to Protein Puzzle Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

ScienceAlert - Wed 9 Oct 24

One of biology’s greatest challenges.

Scientists' Work on Protein Structure, Which Governs All Aspects of Life, Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Smithsonian Magazine - Wed 9 Oct 24

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper revealed how amino acids shape protein structure, a finding that could aid in drug discovery

2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists who revealed a 'completely new world of protein structures'

Livescience - Wed 9 Oct 24

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper shared the Nobel prize in chemistry for work that revolutionized our understanding of protein structure. ...

AI wins another Nobel, this time in Chemistry: Google DeepMinders Hassabis and Jumper awarded for AlphaFold

VentureBeat - Wed 9 Oct 24

Google DeepMinders Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were awarded half the prize alongside David Baker of the University of Washington.Read More

Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Work on Proteins

The Scientist - Wed 9 Oct 24

David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper share this year’s Chemistry award for their research on protein design and structure prediction.

Google DeepMind Scientists Win Nobel Prize for AlphaFold AI Project

CNET Cutting Edge - Wed 9 Oct 24

Demis Hannabis and John Jumper are honored for their work using AI to predict the structure of proteins.

Fox News AI Newsletter: Creepy yet helpful robot is ready to assist

FOXNews - Wed 9 Oct 24

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Pioneers of AI win Nobel Prize in physics for laying the groundwork of machine learning- Uber is shifting to EV, and AI will assist drivers making the change- Expert ...

Protein Computation Pioneers Share 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

GenomeWeb - Wed 9 Oct 24

The prize is shared by Demis Hassabis and John Jumper at Google DeepMind and the University of Washington's David Baker.

A pair of DeepMind researchers have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Engadget - Wed 9 Oct 24

A day after recognizing former Google vice president and engineering fellow Geoffrey Hinton for his contributions to the field of physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has honored a ...

Protein structure and design software gets the Chemistry Nobel

Ars Technica - Wed 9 Oct 24

On Wednesday, the Nobel Committee announced that it had awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to researchers who pioneered major breakthroughs in computational chemistry. These ...

Explainer: Why have protein design and structure prediction won the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry?

Chemistry World - Wed 9 Oct 24

Research that has taken us from sequence to structure and back again

Demis Hassabis: from video game designer to Nobel prize winner

The Guardian - Wed 9 Oct 24

Google DeepMind chief believes in benefits of AI but says risks must be taken as seriously as the climate crisisMost 17-year-olds spend their days playing video games, but Britain’s latest ...

Baker, Hassabis, Jumper Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Protein Design and Structure Prediction

GEN - Wed 9 Oct 24

Three scientists were named winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their innovations in the fields of computational protein design and structure prediction. One half of the prize was ...

Chemistry Nobel

Scientific American - Wed 9 Oct 24

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering how to predict the shape of proteins, crucial to understanding their function, and for creating entirely novel proteins that ...

Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel Prize for chemistry

The Verge - Wed 9 Oct 24

Demis Hassabis (left) and John Jumper (right) are seen here accepting a separate award at the 2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in April. | Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty ...

Protein design and structure prediction wins chemistry Nobel prize

Chemistry World - Wed 9 Oct 24

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were rewarded for creating computational tools to design proteins and predict their structures that have ‘revolutionised biological chemistry’

Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to three scientists who 'cracked the code' for proteins' intricate structures -including the boss of British AI firm DeepMind

Daily Mail - Wed 9 Oct 24

London-born Demis Hassabis, CEO of British firm AI DeepMind, is one of the three given the prize, along with his colleague John M. Jumper and David Baker.

DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John Jumper scoop Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold

TechCrunch - Wed 9 Oct 24

It has been a big week for Nobel Prizes in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today announced the Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners for 2024, ...

Baker, Hassabis, and Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

CandEN - Wed 9 Oct 24

Computational chemists receive prize for protein design and structure prediction

Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel chemistry prize

The Guardian - Wed 9 Oct 24

British founder of DeepMind Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker share prize for protein structure breakthroughsTwo scientists at Google DeepMind and an American biochemist have been ...

'Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver': AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman

Livescience - Mon 7 Oct 24

Live Science spoke with Nobel laureate Dr. Drew Weissman and engineer Daeyeon Lee about a new RNA research center they're helping to launch. ...

The First Nitrogen-Fixing Eukaryotic Marine Alga Discovered

The Scientist - Mon 7 Oct 24

What scientists thought was an endosymbiont in algae turned out to be an organelle.

The extraordinary life of Josephine Baker, looked back on in 1986

The Guardian - Sun 6 Oct 24

The singer, dancer, superstar and (as it later turned out) spy had been the toast of Paris in the 1920sOn her arrival in Paris in 1925, Josephine Baker was ‘just a featured dancer with a knack ...

How the AI Nobel Prizes Could Change the Focus of Research

Wired Science Blogs - Wed 9 Oct 24

It has been a billboard week for artificial intelligence research. But could big wins for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton change broader scientific incentives?

Trio Wins Chemistry Nobel For Protein Design, Prediction

International Business Times - Wed 9 Oct 24

Americans David Baker and John Jumper, together with Briton Demis Hassabis, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for work revealing the secrets of proteins through computing and ...

Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 

Voice of America - Wed 9 Oct 24

STOCKHOLM — Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the award-giving body said on Wednesday, for their work on the structure of proteins. The ...

DeepMind and BioNTech Bet AI Lab Assistants Will Accelerate Science

SingularityHub - Mon 7 Oct 24

There has long been hope that AI could help accelerate scientific progress. Now, companies are betting the latest generation of chatbots could make useful research assistants. Most efforts to ...

Americans are Meeting Minimum Needs for Essential Amino Acids

Newswise - Thu 10 Oct 24

Essential amino acid intakes in the US population exceed recommended minimum requirements, but higher intakes were not correlated with muscle benefits in older adults.

Science for All | 2024 Nobel Prize winners in science

The Hindu - Thu 10 Oct 24

The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains all things Science, without the jargon.

HHMI Investigator David Baker Awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Newswise - Wed 9 Oct 24

Computational protein design and protein structure prediction have earned three scientists the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. David Baker, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator ...

HHMI Investigator David Baker awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Eurekalert - Wed 9 Oct 24

Tools to design proteins, predict structure win 2024 chemistry Nobel | Explained

The Hindu - Wed 9 Oct 24

Protein design and structure prediction — two intricately linked fields — are the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for chemistry

ACS President Comments on Award of 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Newswise - Wed 9 Oct 24

On behalf of the American Chemical Society (ACS), President Mary K. Carroll congratulates today's winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: David Baker, of the University of Washington; Demis ...

ACS president comments on award of 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Eurekalert - Wed 9 Oct 24

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M Jumper

AlphaGalileo - Wed 9 Oct 24

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper by the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The prize is split in two, with one half awarded to ...

Three share Chemistry Nobel for ‘protein research’

The Hindu - Wed 9 Oct 24

The Nobel Prizes for 2024 in Chemistry awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design” along with Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction”