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Three Scientists Win 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Optogenetics Research
Three scientists won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering optogenetics, a technique to control brain cells using light.
2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to scientists behind …
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering optogenetics, a method that allows scientists to control brain cells using light.