Explainer: Why 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awards optogenetics -Xinhua
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is announced in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 5, 2026. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, the Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institute announced. (Xinhua/Lyu You)STOCKHOLM, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.The Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet awarded the prize for optogenetics and described it as a method that makes it possible to show how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviours in the living...