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  "id": 12267569,
  "title": "California scientist wins a Nobel Prize, then makes school lunches for his kids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-scientist-wins-a-nobel-prize-then-makes-school-lunches-for",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T00:13:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/california-scientist-wins-a-nobel-prize-then-makes-school-lunches-for-his-kids-1.500699577"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stanford, California (AP) — Dr. Karl Deisseroth, a 54-year-old Stanford University professor and HHMI investigator, won a Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for his work in optogenetics. The groundbreaking field merges light with genetic engineering to control neurons in living brains. Deisseroth, a self-described night owl, shared the prize with two German researchers for their contributions to the field. After receiving the call from the Nobel Assembly in Stockholm, Deisseroth struggled to form words but quickly recovered for interviews with AP science reporters. He went on to discuss the real-world impact of his research, emphasizing its importance for patients with autism and depression, as well as his basic scientific curiosity about the brain's functions. Shortly after the interview, his wife, Dr. Michelle Monje-Deisseroth, took over the phone calls while Deisseroth prepared an hour-long break to make school lunches for their children, both of whom were asleep at home. Monje-Deisseroth, also an HHMI investigator and Stanford pediatric neuro-oncologist, expressed that their neighbourhood was no stranger to such achievements.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "US, German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for optogenetics breakthrough",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/us-german-scientists-win-nobel-medicine-prize-for-optogenetics",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:02:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "US, German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for optogenetics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/us-german-scientists-win-nobel-medicine-prize-for-optogenetics-12184063",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:04:32.000Z"
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