He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature
Jorge GarayScienceSep 18, 2026 6:30 AMHe Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Materials courtesy of the Allen InstituteCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe natural world as we know it represents only a fraction of what might exist. The authors envision, for example, new drugs to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases or enzymes capable of breaking down plastics in the ocean.Proteins that do not exist in nature but are technically possible can be designed and constructed using AI.
- ▪Jorge GarayScienceSep 18, 2026 6:30 AMHe Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design.
- ▪Materials courtesy of the Allen InstituteCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe natural world as we know it represents only a fraction of what might exist.
- ▪The authors envision, for example, new drugs to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases or enzymes capable of breaking down plastics in the ocean.Proteins that do not exist in nature but are technically possible can be designed and cons
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Jorge GarayScienceSep 18, 2026 6:30 AMHe Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in NatureDavid Baker spoke with WIRED en Español about where biological design is headed next and the great potential and risks of taking biology outside the bounds of the natural world.David Baker, a pioneer of protein design, is using AI to go where nature hasn’t.PHOTOILLUSTRATION: Rodrigo Meade/WIRED en Español. Materials courtesy of the Allen InstituteCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe natural world as we know it represents only a fraction of what might exist.
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