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He Jiankui, an Uncommon card
He Jiankui is a Chinese biophysicist known for his controversial first use of genome editing in humans in 2018.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
He Jiankui quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the He Jiankui card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At the same time, he was widely condemned as a mad ______.
Answer
scientist. At the same time, he was widely condemned as a mad scientist. From the He Jiankui article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He Jiankui is a Chinese biophysicist known for his controversial first use of genome editing in humans in ____.
Answer
2010s. He Jiankui is a Chinese biophysicist known for his controversial first use of genome editing in humans in 2018. From the He Jiankui article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of the Roman Empire. History of the Roman Empire 88 · He Jiankui 84 · PC-98 81 · Hair loss 77 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 was listed as one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2019, in the section "Pioneers".
- At the same time, he was widely condemned as a mad scientist.
- He served as associate professor of biology at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, before his dismissal from the university in January 2019.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The He Jiankui article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, He Jiankui (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The He Lab, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

