Who Will Win the 2015 Nobel Prize in Science?

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is set to announce the Nobel Prize winners from October 5-12, prompting discussions about potential recipients. Predictions include C. David Allis, Howard Cedar, and Ahron Rhazin for Physiology and Medicine due to their work on DNA methylation and histone modifications. In Chemistry, Victor Ambros, David Baulcombe, and Gary Ruvkun are suggested for their discovery of micro RNAs. For Physics, John Pendry, Sheldon Schultz, and David Smith are noted for their contributions to negative refraction meta-materials. The unpredictability of the Nobel selection process is acknowledged, emphasizing the challenge of making accurate predictions.
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Next week (Oct 5-12), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will announce the annual winners of science's most prestigious award, the Nobel Prize. In this thread, let's throw out some guesses as to who might win.

Here are Thomson-Reuter's annual predictions.

My predictions:
Physiology and Medicine: C. David Allis, Howard Cedar, and Ahron Rhazin for their contributions to understanding of the roles of DNA methylation and histone modifications to the regulation of gene expression.

Chemistry: Victor Ambros, David Baulcombe, and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of micro RNAs.

Physics: John Pendry, Sheldon Schultz, and David Smith for the prediction and discovery of negative refraction meta-materials.

Who do you think will win/deserves to win the Nobel Prize this year?

More predictions from around the internet:
http://blog.everydayscientist.com/?p=3397
http://blog.chembark.com/2014/10/08/predictions-for-the-2014-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/ (2014)
 
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