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The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM · 1 min read

The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light — Wired, Shenzhen Technology news — Image: Wired

Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.

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