Tu You You - Stephen Hawking Test
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What significant contribution did Tu Youyou make to the field of medicine?

  • Developed a vaccine for tuberculosis
  • Founded the World Health Organization
  • Created a new herbal medicine certification program
  • Isolated artemisinin as an antimalarial treatment (correct)

    • Which institution did Tu Youyou join in 1955 to conduct her research?

  • World Health Organization
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Peking University
  • Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (correct)

    • What was the primary goal of Project 523, directed by Tu Youyou?

  • To conduct studies on tuberculosis in urban areas
  • To eradicate schistosomiasis in rural areas
  • To improve herbal medicine practices in China
  • To find new antimalarial drugs from traditional Chinese medicine (correct)

    • What ancient resource did Tu Youyou utilize to aid in isolating artemisinin?

    <p>A 1,600-year-old recipe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disease did Tu Youyou research as part of her initial studies in 1955?

    <p>Schistosomiasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did Tu Youyou win the Nobel Prize for her contributions to medicine?

    <p>2015</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What motivated Tu Youyou to begin her research in pharmaceuticals?

    <p>Her contraction of tuberculosis during her teens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of substances did Tu Youyou and her team test to find antimalarial properties?

    <p>Herbal, mineral, and animal substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the negatively charged particle in a particle-antiparticle pair near the event horizon of a black hole?

    <p>It falls into the black hole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist collaborated with Stephen Hawking to prove that black holes can arise from the gravitational collapse of massive stars?

    <p>Roger Penrose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when a black hole loses energy and mass?

    <p>Black hole evaporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What theory did Penrose develop that is vital for quantum theory?

    <p>Twistor theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which prestigious position did Stephen Hawking hold at Cambridge University?

    <p>Lucasian Professor of Mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significant effect described by Penrose diagrams?

    <p>They illustrate the effects of gravity on objects near black holes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of Hawking's major contributions to our understanding of black holes?

    <p>They emit thermal radiation due to quantum effects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Hawking publish his calculation about the Universe's beginning and black hole evaporation?

    <p>1974</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following books is Stephen Hawking best known for?

    <p>A Brief History of Time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Hawking's formula for Hawking radiation initially face from his peers?

    <p>Skepticism and rejection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What preparation technique did Tu initially reconsider for extracting active ingredients from Artemisia annua?

    <p>Decoction involving high temperatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these compounds was developed later by Tu after her discovery of artemisinin?

    <p>Dihydroartemisinin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did Tu and her colleagues conduct a successful clinical trial for artemisinin?

    <p>1973</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary source of the natural substance that led to the creation of ivermectin?

    <p>Streptomyces avermitilis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant achievement did Tu accomplish in 2015?

    <p>Shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which properties did artemisinin target to kill the malaria parasite?

    <p>Hemoglobin digestion interference</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Goodall's early research contribute to our understanding of chimpanzees?

    <p>Revealed their tool-making abilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which award did Tu receive that acknowledged her contributions to medicine?

    <p>The Lasker Award</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key characteristic of artemisinin that distinguished it from other antimalarial drugs?

    <p>It is a sesquiterpene lactone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the microbiologist that contributed to developing ivermectin?

    <p>Satoshi Omura</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the annual reach of artemisinin combination therapy in treating malaria?

    <p>198 million people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What year marked the first public presentation of Jane Goodall's findings?

    <p>1964</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait did Goodall discover about chimpanzees that was previously thought to be unique to humans?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did the Chinese Ministry of Health license dihydroartemisinin for use?

    <p>1992</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Valentina Tereshkova known for in 1963?

    <p>Flying in space as the first woman and first civilian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which key invention did Patricia Bath complete in 1986?

    <p>Laserphaco Probe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant position did Valentina Tereshkova accept in 1968?

    <p>Member of the Supreme Soviet Presidium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes how Stephen Hawking communicated after losing the use of his voice?

    <p>A computer linked to a speech synthesizer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept did Stephen Hawking explore in his PhD thesis?

    <p>Properties of expanding universes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the main contributions of Patricia Bath to the field of ophthalmology?

    <p>Community ophthalmology outreach programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Valentina Tereshkova complete her flight aboard Vostok 6?

    <p>1963</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant milestone did Stephen Hawking achieve in 1979?

    <p>Became Cambridge's Lucasian Professor of Mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What ideology did Patricia Bath advocate regarding eyesight?

    <p>It should be considered a basic human right</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event precipitated Stephen Hawking's confinement to a wheelchair?

    <p>Diagnosis of ALS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Hawking predict about black holes in 1974?

    <p>They emit heat and eventually evaporate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which outreach program did Patricia Bath establish in 1976?

    <p>American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What scientific term relating to gravitational phenomena was created in 1967?

    <p>Black hole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main focus of Stephen Hawking's book 'A Brief History of Time'?

    <p>Simple explanations of physics concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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