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Nobel Medicine Prize Goes to US and German Scientists for Optogenetics
Original: Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/n
US and German scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work on optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control cells, particularly neurons. The award is being discussed as recognition of a method that has transformed brain research, allowing scientists to switch specific neurons on and off and study behaviour with unprecedented precision.
Why now: The annual Nobel Prize announcements always draw widespread global attention, and this one rewards a landmark technique in neuroscience.
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- Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/n obel-medicine-prize-honours-us-and-german-scientists-for-optogenetics-work?traffic_source=rss # aljazeera # worldnews # VSN · verdantsquare@mastodon.world · 1
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