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Shankar Balasubramanian, a Common card
Sir Shankar Balasubramanian is an Indian-born British chemist and Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, Senior Group Leader at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 108
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 108 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Shankar Balasubramanian quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Shankar Balasubramanian card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is scientific founder of ______ and biomodal.
Answer
Solexa. He is scientific founder of Solexa and biomodal. From the Shankar Balasubramanian article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of governments in exile during World War II. List of governments in exile during World War II 72 · Shankar Balasubramanian 64 · Operation Loyton 59 · Natore Rajbari 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 is recognised for his contributions in the field of nucleic acids.
- He is scientific founder of Solexa and biomodal.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Shankar Balasubramanian article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Shankar Balasubramanian
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Shankar Balasubramanian (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : University of Cambridge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
