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Which scientific discovery will win the 2027 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences?
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About this market
This market resolves to the option that corresponds to the scientific discovery that wins the 2027 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
Rules
- Market closes at 12/31/2026.
- This is a multi-outcome market. All outcome probabilities sum to 100%.
- One outcome will be selected as the winner at resolution.
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