Topic 11. Genetics
Most famous book by Darwin:
On the origin of species.
XIX century explorer & father of modern geography:
Alexander von Humboldt
French microbiologist who supported germ theory:
Louis Pasteur
Supported direct current DC:
Thomas Edison
They invented the zero/great astronomers.
This is how evolution by natural selection has been described:
The survival of the fittest.
Tree whose bark helps treating malaria:
Cinchona tree.
Process to destroy unwanted organisms by heating:
Pasteurization
Supported alternating current, invented the coil with his name and had over 700 patents:
Nikola Tesla
Awesome science comunicator/Cosmos
Carl Sagan
Genetic research field that deals with disease prevention/treatment:
Gene therapy.
Mexican scientist who studied the ozone layer and won a Nobel prize:
Mario Molina
Manipulation of matter on an atomic or molecular scale:
Nanotech (Canvas calls it Nanoscience)
Exlusive rights on intellectual property:
Copyright
Theory about the Sun being at the center and not the Earth.
Heliocentric
Scientific knowledge + moral appreciation:
Bioethics
Set of decisions made by the government to tackle a problem:
Public policy
Nanodiagnostics, regenerative medicine & nanorobots are:
Applications of nanomedicine
Open licenses aimed at building accesible commons:
Creative Commons
Big telescope, named after Edwin
Hubble
This area studies how genes affect drug response:
Pharmacogenetics
Main environmental challenges: ecology, restoration and...
Pollution prevention
The caregiver crisis, the obesity crisis are examples of:
Challenges in the medical field
Free access to info, educational and research resources:
Open access
Theories on the origins of the universe that change constantly:
Cosmogony