Peter Medawar — Questions and answers

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What did Medawar and Burnet suggest the immune system learns during a baby's development?

Choices

  1. How to count numbers
  2. How to tell the difference between 'self' and 'non-self' ✓
  3. How to play a musical instrument
  4. How to build a house

Answer: How to tell the difference between 'self' and 'non-self'

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What did Medawar's discoveries provide for doctors who do transplants?

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  1. A new kind of toy
  2. A crucial theoretical framework for transplantation medicine ✓
  3. A recipe for a delicious cake
  4. A map to hidden treasure

Answer: A crucial theoretical framework for transplantation medicine

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What became a possible reality because of Medawar's discoveries?

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  1. Traveling to other planets
  2. Building houses underwater
  3. Organ transplantation ✓
  4. Creating invisible cars

Answer: Organ transplantation

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Besides organ transplants, what else did Medawar's work help scientists understand?

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  1. How to make electricity from fruit
  2. Therapies for autoimmune diseases (when the body attacks itself) ✓
  3. How to talk to animals
  4. The best way to paint a picture

Answer: Therapies for autoimmune diseases (when the body attacks itself)

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What was Sir Peter Medawar known for, besides being a great discoverer?

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  1. Being a famous chef
  2. Being a profound thinker and eloquent communicator about science ✓
  3. Being the fastest runner
  4. Being a magical wizard

Answer: Being a profound thinker and eloquent communicator about science

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