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Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to three scientists for optogenetics

Original: Breaking | Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to 3 scientists for optogenetics development

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for their development of optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control the activity of neurons. The announcement by the Nobel Assembly in Stockholm is being widely reported by international outlets, with attention on how the technology has transformed brain research and the study of neurological conditions.

Why now: The annual Nobel Prize announcements draw immediate global attention, and this one honours a breakthrough technology in neuroscience.

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