Two Germans get a prize for medicine
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3 researchers win the prize for medicine. 2 winners come from Germany. Their names are Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. The 3rd researcher is Karl Deisseroth. He comes from the USA. A group in Stockholm tells this on Monday. The researchers invent a new method. The method is opto-genetics. This is a field in medicine. It links genetics and optics. The researchers find channels in cells. These channels react to light. They find the channels in algae first. People can control these channels with light. People can turn brain cells on or off. This helps to understand the brain. The prize has much money. The researchers share 12 million crowns. This is about 1 million euro. People give the prize on 10 December. This is the death day of Alfred Nobel.
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Definitions
- Nobel-Preis
- The Nobel-Preis is a very important prize for researchers.
- Opto-Genetik
- Opto-Genetik uses light to control cells.
- Genetik
- Genetik is the science of genes.
- Optik
- Optik is the science of light.
People
- Peter Hegemann
- A German researcher.
- Georg Nagel
- A German researcher.
- Karl Deisseroth
- A researcher from the USA.
- Alfred Nobel
- A man from Sweden who creates the prize.
Locations
- Stockholm
- A city in Sweden.
- Deutschland
- A country in Europe.
- USA
- A country in North America.
Sources
la Repubblica
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann e Georg Nagel i vincitori del Nobel per la Medicina 2026
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