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ScienceNobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work

American scientist Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a molecular switch in nerve cells. Their optogenetics research has transformed brain studies and could enable more precise cochlear implants.

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AAl Jazeera★★★☆☆2026-10-05 14:18Original

Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work
Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics workScience