Q. Which of the following statements about the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is/are correct?
  1. It was awarded for AI-enabled prediction of protein structures and computational protein design.
  2. The laureates included leaders from Google DeepMind.
  3. The prize recognized breakthroughs in quantum chemistry for novel organometallic catalysts.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

Answer: Only 1 & 2
Notes: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for AI-enabled protein structure prediction and computational protein design work by David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper of Google DeepMind. Statement 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect as the prize did not recognize breakthroughs in quantum chemistry for organometallic catalysts.
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