Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Turning Brain Cells On And Off. It Began With Pond Scum.
A trio of scientists whose discoveries allowed researchers to control the activity of brain cells with light won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday. It all started with pond scum, or green algae. Stanford’s Karl Deisseroth, 54, and Germa
Republican Ledger staff · 12:57 PM ET
Our newsroom is writing this report…
A trio of scientists whose discoveries allowed researchers to control the activity of brain cells with light won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday. It all started with pond scum, or green algae.
Stanford’s Karl Deisseroth, 54, and German researchers Peter Hegemann, 71, of Humboldt University of Berlin, and Georg Nagel, 73, of the ...
The Morning Ledger
Conservative news, first thing, every morning.
Politics, the economy, and the day's front page — free in your inbox.
Recommended Stories
Trending nowLas Vegas outpost of The Corner Store — favorite of Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter — coming this fall
Those who have had a hard time nabbing a table at Soho hot spot The Corner Store may want to look to the restaurant’s new digs – coming to Las Vegas on Nov. 9.
Republican Ledger staff · 6:33 PM ET
NationHarvard Has No Entitlement to Federal Billions, Federal Lawyer Tells Appeals Court
BOSTON—A federal judge overstepped her authority when she ordered the federal government to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants to Harvard that the Trump administration had terminated, a government lawyer told a panel
Republican Ledger staff · 6:30 PM ET
EconomySenior Dem lawmaker Jim Clyburn admits he’s clueless about AI: ‘I didn’t know what that was until about a week ago’
A shocking clip of a senior Democratic lawmaker admitting he’s clueless about AI – declaring, “I didn’t know what that was till about a week ago” – is resurfacing as the debate on artificial intelligence heats up across the country.
Republican Ledger staff · 6:24 PM ET
NationChrista Pike execution failure spares murderer who bailed victim out just to kill him
Gary Wayne Sutton's Dec. 3 execution is on hold after Tennessee's botched lethal injection of Christa Pike prompted Gov. Bill Lee to halt deaths.
Republican Ledger staff · 6:19 PM ET
Reader Discussion
0 comments- Loading comments…