# German and US scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine

https://mins.news/en/video/86768

- euronews, 2026-10-05 16:43 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMEuDJnfaJQ

> Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for research on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a method offering unprecedented opportunities to map the brain and reveal its mysteries.

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