Question 60
MediumOriginal questionThe 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for discoveries that founded which technique?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel won for light-gated ion channels, the basis of optogenetics, which controls nerve cells with light.
CRISPR won the Chemistry prize in 2020 and mRNA vaccines the Medicine prize in 2023.
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- Nobel Medicine 2026
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