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Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Optogenetics Breakthrough
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Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Optogenetics Breakthrough

Afiqah Nordin · 05/10/2026

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine honors optogenetics breakthrough by Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for controlling brain cells with light.

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