Nobel Prize 2026: Trio wins medicine prize for breakthrough that controls cells with light
Three scientists have been honoured with the 2026 Nobel Prize 2026 in physiology or medicine for their breakthrough research concerning the use of light in controlling the cells, light-gated ion channels.
The names of scientists are Karl Deisseroth from the US, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel both from Germany. Their research is based on developing a technique to decode how the brain shapes “memories, feelings and behaviours.”
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