Life could not exist without proteins but now we can predict protein structures and design our own proteins.

Yes, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their work on proteins.

David Baker was awarded for his work in computational protein design.
In 2003, Baker designed a new protein using custom software. His methods have since evolved to allow the creation of 'designer' proteins for specific applications.
Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were awarded for their contribution to protein structure prediction.
They developed AlphaFold 2, an AI model that can predict the structure of virtually any known protein. Before AlphaFold 2, human scientists had determined the structure of only about 1.7 lakh proteins.

Significance
It will allow us to better understand how life functions, including why some diseases develop, how antibiotic resistance occurs or why some microbes can decompose
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