Thermo/NTP
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Riddles
100

What are ThermoFishers 4i values?

Integrity, Involvement, Innovation, Intensity 

100

What does PPI stand for? Bonus: How many steps are in the PPI process?

Practical Process Improvement 

8 Steps

100

What is the most abundant protein in the human body?

Collagen

100

Which buffer is used to elute product from the column during purification?

1M NaCl

100

Nickle and Neon get married. How much money do they bring to the table?

Nine dollars

200

What is the final concentration range of formulated NTP?

98-102 mM

200

How many categories are there for GEMBA?

5

200

Who is credited with invention of the modern periodic table?

Mendeleev

200

what supervisor made nitric acid in a high school chemistry lab and took it home

Dalton Burch

200

How many times has Saturn been married?

7 (rings)

300

Which supervisor was the presidential green chemistry challenge award recipient.

Matthew Padilla 

300

What does the 5s s's stand for?

Sort, Straighten, Shine, Sustain, Standardize

300

Organic chemistry is the study of compounds that make up living organisms. All organic molecules contain?

Carbon and Hydrogen

300

What ions are being exchanged in GMP ion exchange chromatography?


Potassium and hydrogen

300
Blake hammered a nail to his favorite tree to mark his height at six years old coming in at 3ft 6inches. Eight years later he comes back to the tree to see how much the nail has moved. The tree grew 4inches a year over the past eight years. How tall is the nail now?

3ft 6 inches. Trees grow from the top of the tree

400

What branch of the military was Doug Howe in and how long did he serve?

Army and 4 years

400

what is the energy currency of life?

ATP

400

What letter is the only letter not used in the periodic table?

J

400

How is the endotoxin filter cleaned? What solution is it stored in?


Rinsed with 0.5M NaOH. It is stored in 0.1M NaOH

400

What did the fox name his house?

Den-Sity

500

What is the chemical formula of CTP?

C9H16N3O14P3

500

What is the molecular weight of GTP?

523.18

500

How Did They Come Up with Coca-Cola?

John Pemberton, an American Civil War veteran, who was wounded during this period, dedicated the rest of his life to the development of a new medicine to use as painkiller. Most of his attempts were unsuccessful, expect for a beverage based on the coca plant, which helped calming nervousness. Pemberton sold the recipe to a businessman before he died, who turned into the drink that we all know today.

500

What is the mole yield for the production?

55-75 range.. 67%for ATP and 58% for G, C


500

6 fathers, 3 grandfathers, and 6 sons go to the movies. How many tickets need to be purchased?

6 tickets

3 grandfathers: Each grandfather is also a son and a father. So this makes 3 grandfathers, 3 fathers and 3 sons.

3 fathers: Each father is also a son. So this makes 3 fathers and 3 sons

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