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Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Turning Brain Cells On And Off. It Began With Pond Scum.

2026

A trio of scientists whose discoveries allowed researchers to control the activity of brain cells with light won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday. It all started with pond scum, or green algae. Stanford’s Karl Deisseroth, 54, and German researchers Peter Hegemann, 71, of Humboldt University of...

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Germany

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52.52° N, 13.40° E

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2026 · Germany

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Daily Wire·Oct 05, 2026

Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Turning Brain Cells On And Off. It Began With Pond Scum.

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