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Nobel Prize 2026: Trio wins medicine prize for breakthrough that controls cells with light

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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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