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Just! The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was announced, and the → was awarded to three protein research scientists
The "codebreaker" of proteins: the story behind the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is like a key that opens another door to life sciences. It does not shine as "bling bling" as the discovery of new elements, nor does it have immediate results like the synthesis of new materials, but it is like a "codebreaker" who has hidden his merits and fame, revealing the mysteries of the protein world. Three scientists, David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper, use their wisdom and efforts to provide us with a new perspective on understanding life and overcoming disease.
Imagine that protein is like a delicate "Lego" brick, they build every part of our body and drive every part of life. But the way these "building blocks" are built is incomparably complex, comparable to the most mysterious galaxy map in the universe. Professor David Baker, the "magician" of protein design, is like a skilled craftsman, who can not only decipher the "building instructions" of proteins, but also "customize" new proteins as needed, which has great potential in drug discovery, new material development and other fields. Just imagine, in the future, we may be able to design specific drugs that can fight cancer and treat genetic diseases, just like "pinching plasticine"!
Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, on the other hand, are like two "prophets" with "clairvoyant eyes". Using artificial intelligence technology, they developed AlphaFold, a magical tool that can accurately predict the three-dimensional structure of proteins. It's like we're getting a complex map of the city, and AlphaFold can tell us the exact location of every street and building in an instant. This is essential for understanding the function of proteins and for developing drugs that target specific proteins. In the past, it took scientists years to determine the structure of a protein, but now AlphaFold can be done in just a few minutes, which is simply a "god speed" in the field of life sciences!
The announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has also sparked heated discussions among netizens. Some people marvel at the progress of science and technology and sigh that "the future has come"; Others expressed their admiration for these "god-level" scientists, calling them "human heroes"; Others are thinking about the infinite possibilities that protein technology can bring about in the future, such as "customizing" elixirs and creating "super humans" with superpowers.
In fact, in recent years, the focus of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gradually shifted to fields closely related to life sciences. For example, quantum dots in 2023 have a wide range of applications in bioimaging and disease diagnosis; Click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry in 2022 provide new ideas for drug discovery and disease treatment. Asymmetric organocatalysis in 2021 has also played an important role in promoting drug synthesis and the development of new materials. This shows that chemistry is no longer a "bottle and jar" in the traditional sense, it has penetrated into all aspects of life sciences and has become an important engine to promote the development of life sciences.
As the old saying goes, "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." Breakthroughs in protein research are like creating a sharper "scalpel", which can more accurately explore the mysteries of life and overcome the problems of disease. In the future, with the deepening of protein research, we have reason to believe that human beings will be able to better control their own destiny and create a better future.
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