All about proteins
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Fighting disease
Nobel prize facts
100
They accumulate and drive you mad
What are prions?
100
Even though she didn't have a PhD like we're here to obtain, her discovery of this compound earned her a Nobel Prize
what is Artemisinin?
100
The system that protects your body; golden currency for pirates
What is an immune dabloon?
100
Mutations in this receptor are central to hypercholesterolemia.
What is the LDL receptor?
100
He won the prize posthumously.
Who is Ralph Steinman?
200
This assay was developed to detect small concentrations of peptides in the blood
What is the radioimmunoassay?
200
This technique was, for a time, used to amplify the DNA of famous dead people so it could be worn in jewelry
What is the polymerase chain reaction?
200
What protects the ends of your chromosomes; another word for phobia
What is telomere fear?
200
Youyou Tu found the cure to malaria in this type of text.
What is a Chinese recipe or recipe book?
200
He is from a family of Nobel laureates.
Who is Roger Kornberg?
300
A major class of pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune system
What are toll-Like receptors?
300
Steinman passed away three days after finding out he didn't win a Nobel prize. This cell type he discovered can live for weeks.
What are dendritic cells?
300
Central to Mullis' discovery was this enzyme; even though he admittedly used LSD, one wouldn't call him a "this word," which means, "loss of reputation or respect."
What is polymerase disgrace?
300
This award-winning phenomenon allows you to knock down gene expression using oligonucleotides and is widely used in research.
What is RNA interference?
300
12 out of 49 women who have won Nobel prizes have won in this category.
What is Physiology or Medicine?
400
During this process, enSNAREd membranous vesicles can release their inner contents into a new space
What is membrane fusion?
400
While a 2001 Nobel prize was awarded in part for the discovery of this class of proteins, one of the laureates was ostracized for his comments about his female colleagues.
What are cyclins?
400
When a vesicle attaches to a membrane and releases its contents; wrongfully entering a property - or, another word for encroachment/invasion
What is fusion intrusion?
400
The discovery and therapeutic functionalization of these macromolecules has shifted the drug development world from small molecules to biologics.
What are monoclonal antibodies?
400
On average, winners of the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine are this age.
what is 58 years old?
500
With this type of enzyme, DNA replication goes on and on
What is a polymerase?
500
He had a very difficult childhood, and his prize was awarded for his knockouts. Later, his studies were focused on these genes, which are important for controlling embryonic development.
What are Hox genes?
500
The entire genetic material of Sandy Cheeks' house
What is the Tree Dome Genome?
500
Bishop and Varmus narrowed down c-src as this kind of gene.
What is a proto oncogene?
500
These awards are nicknamed, "America's Nobels." They say they can predict future laureates: 86 of its recipients have gone on to win Nobel prizes.
What are the Lasker Awards?