# German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine

https://mins.news/en/item/86164

- DW, 2026-10-05 09:37 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/german-and-us-scientists-win-nobel-prize-in-medicine/a-79544130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries involving light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. It is the first Nobel prize announced this week; the awards will be presented in Stockholm on December 10.

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