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Full coverage: 2015 Nobel Prizes

The 2015 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry and medicine or physiology ran the gamut this year, honoring both fundamental science discoveries and research with real-world impacts.

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By Science News Staff

The Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry and medicine or physiology ran the gamut this year, honoring both fundamental science discoveries and research with real-world impacts.
 
See Nobels 2015 for full coverage.

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