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- Scientists awarded 2026 Nobel Prize for pioneering optogenetics light-switch techniqueThe 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work on optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control neurons. The me…
- Genentech pays Alector $100M for preclinical Parkinson’s prospectGenentech is paying Alector $100 million upfront for exclusive rights to a preclinical drug candidate that targets a driver of neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease.