The humble one-celled alga that helped scientists win the Nobel prize

October 21, 2026 · 5:00 am 1 sources

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• The humble one-celled alga that helped scientists win the Nobel prize
  The Guardian · October 21, 2026 05:00
  Chlamydomonas and its light-sensing protein help show how memories, feelings and behaviour form in our brains A tiny alga has helped show how memories, feelings and behaviour form in our brains, in research by three scientists awarded the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine this month.…