Ion channels for the win once again!
In 2021, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for the discovery of the piezo channels and their functions. In 2026, it was awarded for the discovery and use of channelrhodopsin.
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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.”
