Generate a topic word for the given sentence. A topic word is usually the name of a person, place, animal, concept or object the sentence is focusing on.
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Question: james b. dudley high school in the town of greensboro, north carolina, where the agricultural and technical university is located, was named after dudley because of his work for his community.

Answer: james b. dudley


Question: silliness is when a person acts like a fool, or shows a lack of good sense or judgment.

Answer: silliness


Question: interferons (ifns) are proteins released by body cells in response to pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, parasites or to tumor cells.

Answer:
interferon