SCOUT· 63%1h 11m·2026-10-05·ScienceNobel Prize in Medicine 2026 Explained: Optogenetics (EP 61)
How do you prove what a brain cell actually does? The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine celebrates a remarkable answer: give cells a light-sensitive protein, then switch their activity on or off with light. In Episode 61 of From First Principles, Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary explain optogenetics from the ground up and…
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