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Optogenetics hailed as Nobel-worthy light-based gene technique

Original: The new field of optogenetics won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine. Very cool technique to switch genes on an

Posts are celebrating optogenetics, the technique that lets scientists switch genes on and off using light, with a claim that the field won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The idea is credited to pioneers including Karl Deisseroth, whose work has been discussed in science writing since around 2004. Commenters are sharing enthusiasm about the method and its impact on neuroscience research.

Why now: A claim linking optogenetics to a Nobel Prize has renewed attention on the field and its inventors.

optogeneticsKarl DeisserothNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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• The new field of optogenetics won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine. Very cool technique to switch genes on and off with light. I recall I began writing about it sometime around 2004 and had a bunch of conversations with one of its inventors, Karl Deisseroth - now a… · brianvastag@mas.to · 6

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