Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio who developed optogenetics

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The 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for the development of techniques for controlling brain cells with light…

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  • The 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for the development of techniques for controlling brain cells with light…
  • Reported by New Scientist and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:37:07 UTC.

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