He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature

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David 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.

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  • Reported by WIRED and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:30:00 UTC.

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