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American Scientist Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Optogenetics
Three scientists share 2026 Nobel Prize for light-controlled nerve cells breakthrough.
Dallas Express · 1m
Three neuroscientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are awarded for optogenetics, a technique using light to map and control brain cells.
TIME · 1m