Scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize for controlling brain cells with light
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| Publisher | Headline | Summary | Published | Detected | Delay | Source | Status |
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| ScienceDaily | Scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize for controlling brain cells with light |
A discovery in tiny algae led to a Nobel Prize-winning breakthrough that allows scientists to switch brain cells on and off using light. The revolutionary technique has already helped researchers acti |
0m | sciencedaily.com | First Page headline | ||
| The Guardian Science | The humble one-celled alga that helped scientists win the Nobel prize |
Chlamydomonas and its light-sensing protein help show how memories, feelings and behaviour form in our brainsA tiny alga has helped show how memories, feelings and behaviour form in our brains, in res |
2d | theguardian.com | Latest |
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