2026 Nobel Prize In Medicine: The Breakthrough That Lets Scientists Control Brain Cells With Light
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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for pioneering optogenetics, a revolutionary technology that allows scientists to control brain cells using light. Their discovery transformed neuroscience by enabling researchers to activate or silence specific nerve cells with extraordinary precision. The breakthrough began with research on light-sensi…
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