Can we explain the Nobel Prizes in 60 seconds? Day 1
nature video · Published on October 5, 2026
Loved this video? Share it!
Send it to someone who'll love it, or post it on your networks.
Description
The 2026 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics. - Written, Presented, & Produced by Maren Hunsberger - Stock Footage: Getty Images / Image Bank Film / Christoph Burgstedt / Creates Video+ - Stock Graphics: Canva Pro - Stock Audio: Adobe Stock - Supervising Producers Benjamin Thompson, Dan Fox, and Shamini Bundell Opsin diagram adapted from Baidukova, O., Oppermann, J., Kelterborn, S. et al. Gating and ion selectivity of Channelrhodopsins are critical for photo-activated orientation of Chlamydomonas as shown by in vivo point mutation. Nature Communications. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35018-6 Figure at 0:54 from Pama, E.A.C., Colzato, L.S. and Hommel, B. Optogenetics as a neuromodulation tool in cognitive neuroscience. Frontiers in Psycholy. (2013) https://doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00610 Paper referenced at 1:28: Sahel, JA., Boulanger-Scemama, E., Pagot, C. et al. Partial recovery of visual function in a blind patient after optogenetic therapy. Nature Medicine. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01351-4
See also
Is this the end of the leap second?
nature video · Science
This is why butterflies are so hard to catch
nature video · Science
60-second Nobel Prize: Chemistry
nature video · Science
Mirror molecules claim Chemistry Nobel
nature video · Science
Physics Nobel Prize in 60 seconds
nature video · Science
Physics Nobel goes to ghost-particle hunter
nature video · Science