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AlphaFold at the Nobel Frontier Again: Can DeepMind's AI Win Science's Highest Honor Twice?

DeepMind's AlphaFold system, which already secured a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2024 for its revolutionary protein structure prediction capabilities, is generating renewed Nobel buzz as AlphaFold3 extends its predictive reach to DNA, RNA, and molecular interactions. The scientific community is debating whether successive breakthroughs from a single AI platform can — or should — earn repeated recognition from the Nobel Committee. This conversation marks a defining moment in the institutionalization of AI-driven scientific discovery.