The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control neurons and could lead to new treatments for dementia, depression, and blindness.
Nobel Medicine Prize Awarded for Optogenetics Breakthrough
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control neurons and could lead to new treatments for dementia, depression, and blindness.
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Tre forskare får Nobelpriset i medicin
05.10 10:01
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Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Optogenetics Research
05.10 11:00