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Oct 2024
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Stereo Chemistry: How the Nobel Prize in...

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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.

 

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