Mayim Bialik under fire for "Jeopardy!" blunder

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actress Mayim Bialik and neuroscientist have come under fire for making a mistake while presenting "Jeopardy!" as a guest. 

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Bialik misidentified an animal during an inquiry about it by calling it a "spineless" jellyfish when it really contains stinging spines. 

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Social media users quickly caught the error and called for her to be disqualified from being considered as a long-term replacement for the late Alex Trebek. 

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Neuroscience Ph.D. candidate Bialik expressed regret for the incident and blamed nervousness. 

She also emphasized the significance of maintaining accuracy in the show's questions and responses.

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Despite the criticism, Bialik's "Jeopardy!" episodes have had positive ratings, 

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and she is still in the race to take over as the program's new permanent host.

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