CRISPR
This molecular tool, often compared to "genetic scissors," allows scientists to precisely edit DNA.
What is CRISPR-Cas9
This is the largest human organ.
What is the skin
This scientist is known as the "father of modern genetics" for his experiments with pea plants.
Who is Gregor Mendel
This the name of Dr. A's youngest child.
Who is Josue
This organelle is often overlooked, and is responsible for the synthesis of proteins.
What is the ribosome
CRISPR was originally discovered as a defense mechanism to these tiny organisms.
What is Bacteria
This is the number of bones in the human body.
What is 206
This molecule, essential for storing genetic information, goes by the full name
Deoxyribonucleic acid
These are the languages Dr. A can speak.
What is English, Portuguese, and French.
This is the primary energy currency of cells.
What is ATP
This Chinese scientist claimed to have created the first CRISPR-edited babies, leading to global ethical concerns.
This is the amount of time it takes for a red blood cell to travel throughout your body.
What is about one minute
This term describes an organism's observable traits, such as eye color or height.
What is a phenotype
This is the genus of the bacteria that Dr. A works on.
What is Aeromonas.
This organelle is responsible for packaging proteins and lipids into vesicles for transport or secretion.
What is the Golgi apparatus
This gene-editing technology, also known as CRISPR, stands for.
What is clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
This organelle is the powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria
This disorder is the result of a single mutation in the hemoglobin gene, leading to abnormally shaped red blood cells.
What is sickle cell anemia
This is how Dr. A met her husband.
What are lab partners
This process involves the movement of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration.
What is osmosis
This natural cellular process relies on CRISPR to repair or modify DNA after it's been cut.
What is DNA repair or homologous recombination
This is the technical name for shark skin.
What are dermal denticles
This scientist contributed heavily to the discovery of DNA, but was never awarded the Nobel Prize.
Who is Rosalind Franklin
This is the topic Dr. A's thesis was on.
What is West Nile virus evolution.
This biological concept describes how genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins.
What is the central dogma