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What is the significance of the CCR5 delta 32 mutation mentioned in the text?

  • It is mainly found in people of Asian descent
  • It increases the risk of HIV infection
  • It is a common mutation in Africans
  • It is associated with a lower risk of HIV infection (correct)

Which type of particle could revolutionize quantum computing based on the text?

  • Quantum dots
  • Phnotaxis
  • Majorana zero modes (correct)
  • Gasgevy

What is the main function of HERVH in human embryonic stem cells?

  • Promotes differentiation into specialized cells
  • Inhibits gene expression
  • Stimulates cell division
  • Maintains pluripotency (correct)

Which animal can survive extreme conditions by entering a dormant state called cryptobiosis as mentioned in the text?

<p>Tardigrades (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are 2D nanoflakes of hematene capable of doing according to the text?

<p>Withstanding and acting as a shield from high laser intensities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is GEMCOVAC OM related to according to the text?

<p>mRNA-based vaccine for Omicron variant (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method is NOT mentioned as a way to calculate cosmic distances?

<p>Milky Way analysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which animal sleeps while chewing, according to the text?

<p>Goats (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has Humboldt's enigma observed about biodiversity away from the tropics?

<p>It increases unexpectedly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region is affected by the Kyasanur forest disease transmitted by a tick bite?

<p>Karnataka (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which marine creature switched from laying eggs to giving live births?

<p>Marine snails (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Zosurabalpin' belongs to which category of substances according to the text?

<p>Antibiotics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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