{
  "id": 12219182,
  "title": "Trio of Scientists Wins Medicine Nobel for a Method to Turn Nerve Cells On and Off With Light, Helping to Unravel the Brain's Mysteries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/trio-of-scientists-wins-medicine-nobel-for-a-method-to-turn-nerve",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T19:33:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trio-of-scientists-wins-medicine-nobel-for-a-method-to-turn-nerve-cells-on-and-off-with-light-helping-to-unravel-the-brains-mysteries-180989618/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel received the 2026 award for their contributions to a revolutionary technique in neuroscience called optogenetics, which allows researchers to examine precise connections between neuronal activity and behavioral outcomes in live animals",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "U.S.-German trio wins medicine Nobel for illuminating the brain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/u-s-german-trio-wins-medicine-nobel-for-illuminating-the-brain",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:32:27.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}