So there's more.. they of course did not list chlorine gas among these gases... but then again they also haven't told people OPTOGENETICS IS NOT NEW!
October 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
So there's more.. they of course did not list chlorine gas among these gases... but then again they also haven't told people OPTOGENETICS IS NOT NEW!
Optogenetics made me fall in love with neuroscience. For my PhD I joined Gero Miesenböck’s lab, where it was pioneered to control neural activity & behaviour.
Congrats to photobiologists, biophysicists, fly & mouse geneticists whose work turned an elegant idea into a tool that still feels like magic
Congrats to photobiologists, biophysicists, fly & mouse geneticists whose work turned an elegant idea into a tool that still feels like magic
Learn more about the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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October 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Optogenetics made me fall in love with neuroscience. For my PhD I joined Gero Miesenböck’s lab, where it was pioneered to control neural activity & behaviour.
Congrats to photobiologists, biophysicists, fly & mouse geneticists whose work turned an elegant idea into a tool that still feels like magic
Congrats to photobiologists, biophysicists, fly & mouse geneticists whose work turned an elegant idea into a tool that still feels like magic
doing! The secret stuff! Enter the... uh..linked person who has been driven a/r like a drone since at least the 80s b/c OPTOGENETICS IS NOT NEW & these guys have been literally turning the ozone into an atomic cocktail of a chlorine gas making machine that insanely powers Oracle's cloud crap! yikes!
October 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
doing! The secret stuff! Enter the... uh..linked person who has been driven a/r like a drone since at least the 80s b/c OPTOGENETICS IS NOT NEW & these guys have been literally turning the ozone into an atomic cocktail of a chlorine gas making machine that insanely powers Oracle's cloud crap! yikes!
2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine
- The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine honors optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that uses light-sensitive proteins to switch neurons on or off. This breakthrough lets scientists study brain circuits controlling movement, memory, and behavior.
- The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine honors optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that uses light-sensitive proteins to switch neurons on or off. This breakthrough lets scientists study brain circuits controlling movement, memory, and behavior.
October 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine
- The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine honors optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that uses light-sensitive proteins to switch neurons on or off. This breakthrough lets scientists study brain circuits controlling movement, memory, and behavior.
- The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine honors optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that uses light-sensitive proteins to switch neurons on or off. This breakthrough lets scientists study brain circuits controlling movement, memory, and behavior.
2026年 『Bioluminescent Optogenetics: Molecular Control with Biological Light』 Ute Hochgeschwender (SPRINGER NATURE) [Book] https://sinkan.net/isbn/9783032181206 #新刊情報 #sinkan
Bioluminescent Optogenetics: Molecular Control with Biological Light
Ute Hochgeschwender
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October 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
2026年 『Bioluminescent Optogenetics: Molecular Control with Biological Light』 Ute Hochgeschwender (SPRINGER NATURE) [Book] https://sinkan.net/isbn/9783032181206 #新刊情報 #sinkan
#ICYMI: 🏆️ Lasker Laureates Karl Deisseroth and Pete Hegemann received the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine this week for optogenetics, a revolutionary technology that uses light-sensitive microbial proteins to explore the workings of the human brain.
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Explore All 2021 Winners & Awards > Karl Deisseroth Stanford University Peter Hegemann Humboldt University of Berlin Dieter Oesterhelt Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry For the discovery…
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October 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
#ICYMI: 🏆️ Lasker Laureates Karl Deisseroth and Pete Hegemann received the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine this week for optogenetics, a revolutionary technology that uses light-sensitive microbial proteins to explore the workings of the human brain.
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How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain
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How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won for optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch brain cells on and off.
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October 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain
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...more like to be familiar with her and her work than his. I had the privilege of working with Michelle on a large grant a few years ago and she is absolutely brilliant in every way. Anyway, personally I'm vaguely familiar with optogenetics but mostly know Karl Deisseroth as Michelle's husband 😀
October 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
...more like to be familiar with her and her work than his. I had the privilege of working with Michelle on a large grant a few years ago and she is absolutely brilliant in every way. Anyway, personally I'm vaguely familiar with optogenetics but mostly know Karl Deisseroth as Michelle's husband 😀
This is a good week! On Monday, my PhD co-supervisor @deisseroth.bsky.social was awarded the @nobelprize.org for his work on optogenetics. Yesterday, I submitted my primary postdoc work on photopharmacology, a complementary method that uses light for the precise spatial and temporal release of drugs
Focal drug uncaging for the precise control of endogenous nicotinic receptors in behaving mice https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.02.755724v1
October 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This is a good week! On Monday, my PhD co-supervisor @deisseroth.bsky.social was awarded the @nobelprize.org for his work on optogenetics. Yesterday, I submitted my primary postdoc work on photopharmacology, a complementary method that uses light for the precise spatial and temporal release of drugs
17/17
Sources and further reading:
Nobel Prize: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/
Lasker Foundation: laskerfoundation.org
Vision study: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2602215
#FrontierFriday #Optogenetics #NobelPrize2026 #BuildTheFutureTogether #MakeAlgaeGreatAgain
Sources and further reading:
Nobel Prize: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/
Lasker Foundation: laskerfoundation.org
Vision study: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2602215
#FrontierFriday #Optogenetics #NobelPrize2026 #BuildTheFutureTogether #MakeAlgaeGreatAgain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 was awarded jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
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October 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
17/17
Sources and further reading:
Nobel Prize: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/
Lasker Foundation: laskerfoundation.org
Vision study: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2602215
#FrontierFriday #Optogenetics #NobelPrize2026 #BuildTheFutureTogether #MakeAlgaeGreatAgain
Sources and further reading:
Nobel Prize: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/
Lasker Foundation: laskerfoundation.org
Vision study: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2602215
#FrontierFriday #Optogenetics #NobelPrize2026 #BuildTheFutureTogether #MakeAlgaeGreatAgain
10/17
And the possibilities aren't limited to understanding the brain.
Researchers are investigating whether optogenetics can help restore some visual function in people whose retinal photoreceptors have deteriorated.
The idea? Make surviving retinal cells responsive to light.
And the possibilities aren't limited to understanding the brain.
Researchers are investigating whether optogenetics can help restore some visual function in people whose retinal photoreceptors have deteriorated.
The idea? Make surviving retinal cells responsive to light.
October 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
10/17
And the possibilities aren't limited to understanding the brain.
Researchers are investigating whether optogenetics can help restore some visual function in people whose retinal photoreceptors have deteriorated.
The idea? Make surviving retinal cells responsive to light.
And the possibilities aren't limited to understanding the brain.
Researchers are investigating whether optogenetics can help restore some visual function in people whose retinal photoreceptors have deteriorated.
The idea? Make surviving retinal cells responsive to light.
6/17
That's the foundation of optogenetics: using light-sensitive proteins to control the activity of selected cells.
Think of the difference between switching on every light in a building and controlling individual rooms.
For neuroscience, that precision changes everything.
That's the foundation of optogenetics: using light-sensitive proteins to control the activity of selected cells.
Think of the difference between switching on every light in a building and controlling individual rooms.
For neuroscience, that precision changes everything.
October 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
6/17
That's the foundation of optogenetics: using light-sensitive proteins to control the activity of selected cells.
Think of the difference between switching on every light in a building and controlling individual rooms.
For neuroscience, that precision changes everything.
That's the foundation of optogenetics: using light-sensitive proteins to control the activity of selected cells.
Think of the difference between switching on every light in a building and controlling individual rooms.
For neuroscience, that precision changes everything.
🧠 What if you could switch a single brain cell ON or OFF using light?
Optogenetics allows researchers to control genetically targeted neurons with light, helping reveal how brain cells shape neural circuits and behavior.
#Neuroscience #Optogenetics #BrainResearch
Optogenetics allows researchers to control genetically targeted neurons with light, helping reveal how brain cells shape neural circuits and behavior.
#Neuroscience #Optogenetics #BrainResearch
October 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
🧠 What if you could switch a single brain cell ON or OFF using light?
Optogenetics allows researchers to control genetically targeted neurons with light, helping reveal how brain cells shape neural circuits and behavior.
#Neuroscience #Optogenetics #BrainResearch
Optogenetics allows researchers to control genetically targeted neurons with light, helping reveal how brain cells shape neural circuits and behavior.
#Neuroscience #Optogenetics #BrainResearch
IEEE congratulates Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel, Professor at the University of Würzburg, on winning the 2026 Nobel Prize for Medicine. 🏆
Find a sampling of their published works in #IEEEXplore, free to access for a limited period of time.
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#MedSky
Find a sampling of their published works in #IEEEXplore, free to access for a limited period of time.
🔗 https://loom.ly/zhbbWm4
#MedSky
IEEE Congratulates Nobel Prize® Winners in Medicine
IEEE congratulates Karl Deisseroth, Professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann, Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin, and Georg Nagel, Professor at the University of Würzburg, on winning the 2026 Nobel Prize for Medicine. The prize was awarded jointly to the scientists “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.” #NobelPrize #Medicine #IEEEXplore #IEEE #TechSky
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October 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
IEEE congratulates Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel, Professor at the University of Würzburg, on winning the 2026 Nobel Prize for Medicine. 🏆
Find a sampling of their published works in #IEEEXplore, free to access for a limited period of time.
🔗 https://loom.ly/zhbbWm4
#MedSky
Find a sampling of their published works in #IEEEXplore, free to access for a limited period of time.
🔗 https://loom.ly/zhbbWm4
#MedSky
Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 🩺
Optogenetics helps researchers study brain circuits linked to depression.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize #MedSky
Optogenetics helps researchers study brain circuits linked to depression.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize #MedSky
October 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 🩺
Optogenetics helps researchers study brain circuits linked to depression.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize #MedSky
Optogenetics helps researchers study brain circuits linked to depression.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize #MedSky
TIL: Optogenetics trio won Medicine Nobel and humans can now switch individual neurons on and off with light! 🤯
Scientists learned to turn a single brain cell on and off with light. Sounds like sci-fi; won the Nobel Monday.
Every hard problem looks impossible until…
#Science #NobelPrize
Scientists learned to turn a single brain cell on and off with light. Sounds like sci-fi; won the Nobel Monday.
Every hard problem looks impossible until…
#Science #NobelPrize
October 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
TIL: Optogenetics trio won Medicine Nobel and humans can now switch individual neurons on and off with light! 🤯
Scientists learned to turn a single brain cell on and off with light. Sounds like sci-fi; won the Nobel Monday.
Every hard problem looks impossible until…
#Science #NobelPrize
Scientists learned to turn a single brain cell on and off with light. Sounds like sci-fi; won the Nobel Monday.
Every hard problem looks impossible until…
#Science #NobelPrize
The Nobel science prizes have now been awarded. Read our analysis of the new laureates and the unparalleled discoveries they have made
This year’s Nobel science prizes are real-life sci-fi
Laureates pioneered neutrino astronomy, optogenetics and the study of mirror molecules
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October 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The Nobel science prizes have now been awarded. Read our analysis of the new laureates and the unparalleled discoveries they have made
Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 🧬
Their work on light-gated ion channels created optogenetics, now used in labs worldwide.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize
Their work on light-gated ion channels created optogenetics, now used in labs worldwide.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize
October 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 🧬
Their work on light-gated ion channels created optogenetics, now used in labs worldwide.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize
Their work on light-gated ion channels created optogenetics, now used in labs worldwide.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize
This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine started with green algae 🌱
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel found light-sensing channels in algae. With Karl Deisseroth, it became optogenetics.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize #PlantScience
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel found light-sensing channels in algae. With Karl Deisseroth, it became optogenetics.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize #PlantScience
October 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine started with green algae 🌱
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel found light-sensing channels in algae. With Karl Deisseroth, it became optogenetics.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize #PlantScience
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel found light-sensing channels in algae. With Karl Deisseroth, it became optogenetics.
Some of their research published with us is free to read in the replies ⬇️
#NobelPrize #PlantScience
I don't teach Cell Biology this year and that means I don't have any new student writing to publish to my "publish thy students" blog, but have you been paying attention to the Nobel Prizes being awarded this year?
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for work in Optogenetics. Wanna read more?
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for work in Optogenetics. Wanna read more?
Optogenetics: How light is becoming the future of medical research
This student blog post is written by Vittoria M. and is about a fascinating new area of medical research called Optogenetics. Do you want…
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October 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I don't teach Cell Biology this year and that means I don't have any new student writing to publish to my "publish thy students" blog, but have you been paying attention to the Nobel Prizes being awarded this year?
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for work in Optogenetics. Wanna read more?
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for work in Optogenetics. Wanna read more?
Read the full article:
Nobel Prize celebrates breakthrough science behind emerging sight-restoration research
The Nobel Prize recognises the fundamental scientific discoveries that made optogenetics possible and offers an opportunity to celebrate the science behind an important area of ongoing research in the…
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October 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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We would like to extend our wholehearted congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel, winners of the 2026 @nobelprize.org in Physiology or Medicine 🏅
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2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Discoveries in Optogenetics | MDPI
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their discoveries concerning...
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October 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
We would like to extend our wholehearted congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel, winners of the 2026 @nobelprize.org in Physiology or Medicine 🏅
Find out more about this year's winners and their research: buff.ly/PeGzjgv
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Super interesting science with a free read;
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Trio of Scientists Wins Medicine Nobel for a Method to Turn Nerve Cells On and Off With Light, Helping to Unravel the Brain's Mysteries
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel received the 2026 award for their contributions to a revolutionary technique in neuroscience called optogenetics, which allows researchers to examine pr...
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October 9, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Super interesting science with a free read;
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Positive News highlights major global breakthroughs, reporting that high-court climate rulings, Nobel-winning optogenetics, early Parkinson’s therapies, and proven rewilding strategies prove human decline is not inevitable.
Stated Judgement: (+0.95, +0.95) — Greater Good
Stated Judgement: (+0.95, +0.95) — Greater Good
What went right this week: the...
- Australia Court: PASS (+0.88, +0.82) — Climate precedent.
- Medicine: PASS (+0.86, +0.85) — Honest clinical trials.
- Rewilding: PASS (+0.82, +0.80) — Balanced ecological data.
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October 9, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Positive News highlights major global breakthroughs, reporting that high-court climate rulings, Nobel-winning optogenetics, early Parkinson’s therapies, and proven rewilding strategies prove human decline is not inevitable.
Stated Judgement: (+0.95, +0.95) — Greater Good
Stated Judgement: (+0.95, +0.95) — Greater Good