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Nobel Medicine Prize Honours Optogenetics Pioneers
Original: Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to scientists from the United States and Germany for their work on optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control cells, including neurons in the brain. The award, announced by the Nobel Assembly in Stockholm, recognises research widely seen as transforming the study of how neural circuits work.
Why now: The announcement of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is fresh news.
Nobel AssemblyKarolinska InstituteUnited StatesGermany
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