Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis shares Nobel Chemistry Prize British computer scientist Professor Demis Hassabis has gained a share of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for "revolutionary" work on proteins, the building hinders of life.
Prof Hassabis, 48, co-founded the artificial intelligence (AI) company that became Google DeepMind.
Professor John Jumper, 39, who worked with Prof Hassabis on the breakthrough, shares the award along with US-based Professor David Baker, 60.
Proteins are the building impedes of life and are found in every cell in the human body.
Better understanding proteins has driven big breakthroughs in medicine. It is used in solving antibiotic resistance and to image enzymes that can collapse plastics.
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Published 10/10/2024