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A Swimming Alga, a Shared Nobel Prize, and a Call Home
The 2026 medicine Nobel connects curiosity about a swimming alga with optogenetics. Karl Deisseroth’s first family calls give the announcement a familiar human scale.
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Browse Optogenetics coverage from October 2026 in Newsroom.
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First Look
The 2026 medicine Nobel connects curiosity about a swimming alga with optogenetics. Karl Deisseroth’s first family calls give the announcement a familiar human scale.