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2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for optogenetics brain research tool

Original: 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for brain research tool called optogenetics

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded for optogenetics, a tool used in brain research. Optogenetics allows scientists to control neurons with light, a technique that has transformed the study of neural circuits and behaviour. News outlets are reporting the announcement as this year's first Nobel Prize in the science categories, with reactions still coming in.

Why now: The Nobel Prize in Medicine was just announced, a major annual news moment.

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