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  "id": 12295289,
  "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-12295289",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261006/california-scientist-wins-a-nobel-prize-then-makes-school-lunches-for-his-kids"
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  "account": "Dr. Karl Deisseroth, a 54-year-old Stanford University professor, has won the Nobel Prize in medicine for his groundbreaking work in optogenetics. This innovative field combines light and genes to control neurons in living brains. Deisseroth received the prestigious award alongside two researchers from Germany, who also made significant contributions to optogenetics. The night owl scientist, known for working late into the night, was surprised to receive the call from the Nobel Assembly in Stockholm. As he lay down to rest, he said he felt as though he had lost the ability to form words. Following his Nobel Prize win, Deisseroth quickly shifted his focus to a more ordinary task - preparing school lunches for his children, who were fast asleep in their family home in Stanford.",
  "summary": "STANFORD, Calif. — Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning early Monday that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called optogenetics. But it wasn't long before the California scientist asked for a break from all the attention for a more ordinary task: He needed to make school lunches for his children, who were…",
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        "title": "US, German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for optogenetics breakthrough",
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "US, German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for optogenetics",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T16:04:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-06T00:13:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "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-12298824",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:32:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "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-12318131",
        "published": "2026-10-06T06:20:09.000Z"
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