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What is the type of cancer that Infectious Mononucleosis has been linked with?
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whythelongface wrote:What is the type of cancer that Infectious Mononucleosis has been linked with?
The Epstein-Barr virus can be the cause of Hodgkin's Lymphoma
[b]Event:[/b] MIT/R/S/N
[b]Anatomy and Physiology:[/b] 8/3/2/26
[b]Helicopters:[/b] 11/-/2/43
[b]Microbe Mission:[/b] 13/2/2/8
[b]Event:[/b] R/S/N
[b]Anatomy and Physiology:[/b] 1/2/8
[b]Designer Genes:[/b] 1/2/4
[b]Protein Modeling:[/b] 1/3/2
[b]Wright Stuff:[/b] 2/2/9


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Nano1llus10n wrote:
whythelongface wrote:What is the type of cancer that Infectious Mononucleosis has been linked with?
The Epstein-Barr virus can be the cause of Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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What domain(s) are affected by the diphtheria toxin and why is the toxin gene unusual?
[b]Event:[/b] MIT/R/S/N
[b]Anatomy and Physiology:[/b] 8/3/2/26
[b]Helicopters:[/b] 11/-/2/43
[b]Microbe Mission:[/b] 13/2/2/8
[b]Event:[/b] R/S/N
[b]Anatomy and Physiology:[/b] 1/2/8
[b]Designer Genes:[/b] 1/2/4
[b]Protein Modeling:[/b] 1/3/2
[b]Wright Stuff:[/b] 2/2/9


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Nano1llus10n wrote:What domain(s) are affected by the diphtheria toxin and why is the toxin gene unusual?
This feels like a hyperspecific question, but since I asked about ELISA I guess I can't complain. Still doesn't mean I can answer it though...
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Does anyone want to guess? If not, I'll post the answer
[b]Event:[/b] MIT/R/S/N
[b]Anatomy and Physiology:[/b] 8/3/2/26
[b]Helicopters:[/b] 11/-/2/43
[b]Microbe Mission:[/b] 13/2/2/8
[b]Event:[/b] R/S/N
[b]Anatomy and Physiology:[/b] 1/2/8
[b]Designer Genes:[/b] 1/2/4
[b]Protein Modeling:[/b] 1/3/2
[b]Wright Stuff:[/b] 2/2/9


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Nano1llus10n wrote:Does anyone want to guess? If not, I'll post the answer
Maybe wait anther 24 hours and then reveal.
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whythelongface wrote:
Nano1llus10n wrote:Does anyone want to guess? If not, I'll post the answer
Maybe wait anther 24 hours and then reveal.
Meh, 1 in 3 shot,
Archaea? y'know, in retrospect i shouldn't have guessed the least likely one...
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NeilMehta wrote:
whythelongface wrote:
Nano1llus10n wrote:Does anyone want to guess? If not, I'll post the answer
Maybe wait anther 24 hours and then reveal.
Meh, 1 in 3 shot,
Archaea? y'know, in retrospect i shouldn't have guessed the least likely one...
neil is correct!...hint: there's another one
[b]Event:[/b] MIT/R/S/N
[b]Anatomy and Physiology:[/b] 8/3/2/26
[b]Helicopters:[/b] 11/-/2/43
[b]Microbe Mission:[/b] 13/2/2/8
[b]Event:[/b] R/S/N
[b]Anatomy and Physiology:[/b] 1/2/8
[b]Designer Genes:[/b] 1/2/4
[b]Protein Modeling:[/b] 1/3/2
[b]Wright Stuff:[/b] 2/2/9


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Nano1llus10n wrote:
NeilMehta wrote:
whythelongface wrote:
Maybe wait anther 24 hours and then reveal.
Meh, 1 in 3 shot,
Archaea? y'know, in retrospect i shouldn't have guessed the least likely one...
neil is correct!...hint: there's another one
... Oh, I thought you meant PROTEIN domains.
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