Historical Science
What was the first vaccine created for?
What is Smallpox?
"Not all who wander are lost".
"Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?"
This sugar is a five-carbon aldose found in the backbone of RNA.
What is ribose?
"Whoa, we’re half-way there…"
What is Livin’ on a Prayer (Journey)?
This city is known as the “City of Light.”
What is Paris?
This Author waited 20 years to publish "On the Origin of Species".
Who is Charles Darwin?
"We were on a break!"
Who is Ross Geller (Friends)?
This post-translational modification involves covalent attachment of ubiquitin and often signals for proteasomal degradation.
What is ubiquitination?
"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?"
What is Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)?
The Galápagos Islands, famous for their unique wildlife, belong to this country.
What is Ecuador?
Who discovered that light is made of a spectrum of colors, demonstrated using a prism?
Who is Isaac Newton?
"Soon we must all face the choice, between what is right and what is easy."
Who is Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter Series)?
In proteins, this type of interaction stabilizes alpha-helices and beta-sheets by connecting backbone amides and carbonyls.
What are hydrogen bonds?
"I never really knew that she could dance like this…"
What is Hips Dont Lie (Shakira)?
Machu Picchu, the ancient Incan city, is located in this country.
What is Peru?
Who was the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in two separate science fields?
Who is Marie Curie?
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
Who is Oscar Wilde?
This RNA molecule can catalyze its own cleavage or ligation without any protein cofactor, demonstrating that RNA can have enzymatic activity.
What is a ribozyme?
"Every breath you take, every move you make…"
What is Every Breath You Take (The Police)?
This country has more lakes than any other in the world.
What is Canada?
Who discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation, providing evidence for the Big Bang theory?
Who are Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson?
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.”
Who is Isaac Newton?
In enzymology, this type of inhibition decreases the maximum velocity (Vmax) of an enzyme without affecting the substrate affinity (Km) and typically involves binding to a site other than the active site.
What is non-competitive inhibition?
"Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you…"
What is Africa (Toto)?
This castle, one of Ireland’s most famous, is located in County Cork.
What is Blarney Castle?