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Optogenetics pioneer Georg Nagel in Nobel Prize spotlight

Original: medizin nobelpreis georg nagel

German biophysicist Georg Nagel is being discussed in connection with the Nobel Prize in Medicine, thanks to his pioneering work on optogenetics, a technique that uses light-sensitive proteins to switch nerve cells on and off. The method has revolutionised brain research, allowing scientists to precisely control neurons in living tissue. German media are revisiting how the 'light switch' discovery reshaped neuroscience and why Nagel's contribution remains central to the debate over who deserves the honour.

Why now: German media coverage of the Nobel Prize in Medicine has renewed attention on Georg Nagel and his optogenetics breakthrough.

Georg NagelNobel Prize in MedicineoptogeneticsGermany

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• Medizinnobelpreis: BILD im Labor des Berliner Nobelpreisträgers · BILD
• (S+) Nobelpreis für Medizin: Wie ein »Lichtschalter« die Hirnforschung revolutioniert · Spiegel

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