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Stereo Chemistry: How the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was won

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Stereo Chemistry
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Oct 29, 2024
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Summary

On Oct. 9, the 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper for their work in prediction and design of protein structures. C&EN's executive editor for life sciences, Laura Howes, joins a special episode of Stereo Chemistry to discuss why the trio won, the significance of their work around proteins, and how she accurately predicted the win in C&EN's annual "Who Will Win?" webinar. Stereo Chemistry offers a deeper look at subjects from recent stories pulled from the pages of Chemical & Engineering News . Check out Laura's story on how these computational chemists won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry at cenm.ag/chemnobel2024 .