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François Jacob, a Common card
François Jacob was a French biologist.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 34
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
François Jacob quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the François Jacob card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
For his work in the French Resistance, he received the Cross of ______, the Légion d'honneur and Croix de guerre.
Answer
Liberation. For his work in the French Resistance, he received the Cross of Liberation, the Légion d'honneur and Croix de guerre. From the François Jacob article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He shared the ____ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jacques Monod and André Lwoff "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis".
Answer
1960s. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jacques Monod and André Lwoff "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis". From the François Jacob article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
François Jacob. François Jacob 66 · Adamantios Korais 63 · Carl Ferdinand Cori 60 · Ubuntu 56 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jacques Monod and André Lwoff "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis".
- He and Monod originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through regulation of transcription.
- For his work in the French Resistance, he received the Cross of Liberation, the Légion d'honneur and Croix de guerre.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The François Jacob article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 34: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get François Jacob
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, François Jacob (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
