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US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics

US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics
Phys.org Monday 05 October 2026, 10:32 UTC 1 min read
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The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to U.S. psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to U.S. psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.
US (LOCATION) German (ORG) U.S. (LOCATION) Karl Deisseroth (PERSON) Peter Hegemann (PERSON) Georg Nagel (PERSON)
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