Celebrating this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Baker's work saw him build entirely new kinds of proteins using amino acids, which could in turn help develop new medicines. Meanwhile, the two Deepmind researchers developed an AI model, AlphaFold2, that can predict proteins' complex structures, which solves a decades-long problem.

Dr Annette Doherty, president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, said of the trio's work: "I add my congratulations to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their remarkable work on protein design and structure prediction, which makes them worthy winners of this year’s Nobel Prize. Chemistry is a science with innovation at its core and the potential to genuinely change our world, and their exciting work is a prime example of that. 

"The benefits of this research are remarkable as we can all look forward to applications improving our health and wellbeing. I am sure that their work will prove as inspirational to future generations as the discoveries of their predecessors who have been awarded this most prestigious honour. 

"New discoveries and insights, like those unearthed by this year’s Nobel laureates enable progress that benefits us all, as chemical scientists around the world look to create a more open, green and equal environment for us all. Progress in chemistry is a collective and collaborative effort and this award typifies that, so congratulations once more to the winners on this momentous news." 

• You can watch the announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and hear from David Baker on YouTube.