Nobel time coming up

Which means we have to start guessing and taking bets on who will win the pretty prizes. MedGadget has a contest — leave a name there and maybe you'll win an iPod.

I have no idea who will win this year, so I'm not making an entry. I do think it's about time for Mark Ptashne to get the nod, though.

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