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Optogenetics pioneers awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Original: optogenetik

A trio of scientists has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control cells, including neurons in the brain. Swedish media are covering the announcement widely, with a brain researcher calling the work "groundbreaking". Debate is also under way about which researchers deserved the honour.

Why now: The Nobel Prize in Medicine announcement naming optogenetics is breaking news dominating Swedish media.

Nobel PrizeoptogeneticsGöteborgs universitetSvenska Dagbladet

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