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HE SOLVED PROTEIN FOLDING. THEN HE SWITCHED SIDES.

By Zimbo · October 7, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Six-panel strip: 2008 D.E. Shaw physicist pulled into protein simulation; 2011 UChicago PhD; Nov 2020 AlphaFold2 at CASP14; 2021-22 free 200M-structure database; Oct 2024 Nobel with Hassabis; finale: ferris-wheel lookout over DeepMind vs Anthropic labs waving WE NEED JUMPER signs.
John Jumper dragged physics into biology, took the protein problem back to grad school, solved it with AlphaFold2 at CASP14, gave away 200 million structures for free — then walked out of DeepMind for Anthropic in June 2026. In six panels.Zimbo for AI News Page
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