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Susumu Tonegawa, an Uncommon card
Susumu Tonegawa was a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of VJ recombination, the genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 104 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Susumu Tonegawa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Susumu Tonegawa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Susumu Tonegawa was a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in ____ for his discovery of VJ recombination, the genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity.
Answer
1980s. Susumu Tonegawa was a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of VJ recombination, the genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity. From the Susumu Tonegawa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Philo Vance. Philo Vance 67 · Susumu Tonegawa 64 · Caster 60 · Wellington Monument, Dublin 51 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.
- Although he won the Nobel Prize for his work in immunology, Tonegawa was a molecular biologist by training and, following his Nobel Prize win, changed fields to neuroscience, examining the molecular, cellular and neuronal basis of memory formation and retrieval.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Susumu Tonegawa article was read about 25,000 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 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Susumu Tonegawa
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Susumu Tonegawa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User9131986 A cropped version, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
