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Nobel prize in physiology or medicine awarded for optogenetics

They publishedNobel prize for medicine goes to trio who developed optogenetics
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New Scientist — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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What
  • The 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine goes to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel.
  • The award recognizes development of techniques to control genes with light.
  • Hegemann and Nagel identified the light-sensitive channel-rhodopsin protein.
  • Deisseroth engineered rats to express channel-rhodopsin, enabling neuron activation by light.
  • Optogenetics enables precise control of neurons and potential therapies, including sight restoration.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom (outlet HQ)
topics: Science, Health, Education · language: eng
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