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

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05 14:18 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/nobel-medicine-prize-honours-us-and-german-scientists-for-optogenetics-work?traffic_source=rss

> 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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