The Promise of Stem Cell Therapy
General Science
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Michael's Miscellaneous
100

What kind of stem cells are mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)?

Multipotent adult stem cells

100

What is the final electron acceptor of cellular respiration (i.e., at the end of the electron transport chain)?

Oxygen

100

What is the name of the protagonist in the film Forrest Gump?

Forrest Gump

100

The next full moon falls on this statutory holiday.

Good Friday

200

Fill in the blanks. Anytime you have _______ _____ __ ______, it's a stem cell mediated event.

healing after an injury

200

During DNA replication, one strand is replicated while the other is replicated in bits. What are these bits called?

Okazaki fragments

200
Which Olympic sport contains team, short, free, and exhibition programs?

Figure skating

200

Name the novel this quote comes from: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

The Great Gatsby

500

In his TedTalk, Dr. Neimark said that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were like what (i.e., what analogy did he make)?

Injury-specific drug store

500

What is the pattern of nucleotides in a restriction site?

Palindromic

500

Who sings the theme song for NBC's Sunday Night Football?

Carrie Underwood

500

My friend Elizabeth studies a lot of Russian literature. Which of the big Russian authors is her favourite?

Dostoyevsky

800

In his TedTalk, what model did Dr. Neimark use to illustrate the universal stem cell niche (i.e., what was the analogy that he made)?

Orchestra

800

What does the "CD" in “CD11b” or “CD4” stand for?

Classification determinant OR cluster of differentiation OR cluster of designation

800

What is the name of the protagonist in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's?

Holly Golightly

800

What is Michael's iPhone's current battery percentage? (+/- 10%)

36%

1000

What was the name of Jim's dog?

Honey

1000

Neutrinos, gluons, and muons can all be found on this model that describes the fundamental particles of the universe.

The Standard Model

1000

What is the only team in the NFL to neither host nor play in the Super Bowl?

Cleveland Browns

1000

This album by Mariah Carey contains a song that shares the same name as Jim's dog. What is the name of this album?

Butterfly