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Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

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The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work in the neuroscience field of optogenetics.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:56:30 UTC.

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