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Joseph L. Goldstein, a Common card
Joseph Leonard Goldstein ForMemRS is an American biochemist.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 120
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Power 120 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Joseph L. Goldstein quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Joseph L. Goldstein card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Their ______ led to the development of statin drugs.
Answer
studies. Their studies led to the development of statin drugs. From the Joseph L. Goldstein article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in ____, along with fellow University of Texas Southwestern researcher, Michael Brown, for their studies regarding cholesterol.
Answer
1980s. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985, along with fellow University of Texas Southwestern researcher, Michael Brown, for their studies regarding cholesterol. From the Joseph L. Goldstein article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Tuner. Tuner 11,000 · Joseph L. Goldstein 8,100 · Richard Adolf Zsigmondy 6,200 · Brenda Laurel 4,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985, along with fellow University of Texas Southwestern researcher, Michael Brown, for their studies regarding cholesterol.
- They discovered that human cells have low-density lipoprotein receptors that remove cholesterol from the blood and that when LDL receptors are not present in sufficient numbers, individuals develop hypercholesterolemia and become at risk for cholesterol related diseases, notably coronary heart disease.
- Their studies led to the development of statin drugs.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Joseph L. Goldstein article was read about 8,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Joseph L. Goldstein (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
