
The prize was awarded for discoveries in the field of optogenetics.
Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann will receive the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for their discoveries in the field of optogenetics.
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Scientists received the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for their discoveries in the field of optogenetics.
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Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann will receive the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.
The prize was awarded for discoveries in the field of optogenetics.
MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology will be awarded to scientists Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann for their discoveries in the field of optogenetics.

Scientists from SUSU and Zhejiang University tested a new type of durable barriers in the Minqing Desert to combat wind erosion and desertification of the planet, using the method of enzymatic precipitation of calcium carbonate.

One of the most unpredictable volcanoes in Kamchatka, Shiveluch, can begin a powerful explosive eruption at any moment. This was announced by the head of KVERT Olga Girina, noting the increase in activity of the new dome and ash emissions.

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries in optogenetics and light-sensitive ion channels.

Russian scientists, together with foreign colleagues, have established that the sensitivity of a cancer tumor to mitocan drugs depends on the amount of the sirtuin-3 protein in the mitochondria. Cells with high levels of sirtuin-3 are resistant to mitocans, while cells with low levels are sensitive. The discovery will make it possible to predict the effectiveness of therapy for personalized cancer treatment.

Scientists from Russia and China will announce joint selection of stud bulls to produce highly productive offspring. The project includes genomic assessment of fertility, use of mesenchymal stem cell exosomes for sperm cryopreservation, and modification of reproductive technologies. The work is being carried out within the framework of the international project “Scientists of the Future”.

Shiveluch is the most dangerous and unpredictable volcano in Kamchatka, which can begin an explosive eruption at any moment, said Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT). In April 2024, a new lava dome “300 years of the Russian Academy of Sciences” was discovered on the slope of Old Shiveluch. Since the beginning of 2026, explosive events with ash removal up to 10–11 kilometers above sea level have occurred from time to time. On Monday morning, the volcano threw ash to a height of about six kilometers.