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Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space
The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.
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Both outlets center the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine going to Karl Deisseroth and two German scientists for work in optogenetics. The shared framing is that the research could deepen understanding of how the brain works. BBC News is slightly more specific in describing the award as about revealing the brain’s inner workings, while 60 Minutes emphasizes that the discoveries could reshape how the brain is studied and how it processes information.
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