Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry


  • World
  • Wednesday, 09 Oct 2024

A view of the sign for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ahead of the announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Stockholm, Sweden, October 9, 2024. REUTERS/ Tom Little

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - 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 prize, widely regarded as among the most prestigious in the scientific world, is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million).

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