October 6, 2013, Updated October 7, 2013

Biochemists Chaim Cedar and Aharon Razin. (Photo: Hezi Hojesta)
Cedar and Razin are world famous for their fundamental discoveries concerning DNA methylation and gene expression.
The award for Physiology or Medicine will be announced on Monday, Oct. 7 and the award for Chemistry will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Israel has 10 Nobel laureates, four of them in chemistry.
“Just a prediction is a compliment,” Cedar told The Jerusalem Post. “We have a chance. Everybody has been hugging us since the prediction was made.”
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