# Nobel medicine prize honours three scientists for breakthrough in optogenetics

https://mins.news/en/video/87092

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-05 22:15 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZw7OQJDOdY

> The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to Karl Deisseroth of the United States and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for pioneering optogenetics. The technique uses light to control nerve-cell activity and has transformed understanding of how the brain works.

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