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Scientists who taught brain cells to obey light win the Nobel
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The technique lets researchers switch chosen nerve cells on or off using pulses of light. Deisseroth, 54, is American, while Hegemann and Nagel are German. They will share 12 million Swedish crowns, with more Nobel announcements due this week.
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