Nobel Prize in Medicine: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel honoured for optogenetics
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FranceParis takes away from this Nobel the therapeutic promise of optogenetics, from brain mapping to vision restoration, with an emphasis on the clinical trial conducted in part at the Institute of Vision.
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SwitzerlandBern notes that this Nobel Prize highlights the long journey of basic research, from algae to neurons, and slips in a local reference: two of the laureates had already been distinguished by the Louis-Jeantet Foundation.
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Therapeutic framework
the narrative highlights possible treatments before describing the basic research.
Support from a French expert
the validation of the committee's choice comes from a researcher associated with the Institute of Vision in Paris, co-director of the cited clinical trial.
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SwitzerlandSwiss
the narrative highlights the link between the prize and the Louis-Jeantet Foundation, established in Switzerland, among the elements of the winners' careers.
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SRF expresses the endowment in Swiss francs alongside Swedish crowns.