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A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
This three-letter molecule, often called the "blueprint of life," stores genetic instructions in all living organisms.
Difficulty: Easy- RNA
- ATP
- ADP
- DNA
The Cas9 protein's name comes from this phrase describing its relationship to the clustered repeat sequences it works with.
Difficulty: Medium- CRISPR-associated
- Catalytic active site
- Carbon assimilation
- Cellular assembly
This protein design software suite from David Baker's lab has enabled creation of novel enzymes, vaccines, and protein-based nanomaterials.
Difficulty: Hard- Rosetta
- AlphaFold
- PyMOL
- MODELLER
This field allows scientists to modify organisms by adding, removing, or altering their hereditary instructions to create new traits.
Difficulty: Easy- Genetic engineering
- Marine biology
- Paleontology
- Ecology
This approach builds DNA entirely from nucleotides via chemical manufacturing, enabling novel sequences to be created computationally then fabricated.
Difficulty: Medium- De novo gene synthesis
- Gene amplification
- Gene cloning
- Gene transfer
This research effort systematically deleted Mycoplasma genes to find the smallest set compatible with life, yielding JCVI-syn3.0 with 473 genes.
Difficulty: Hard- Human genome project
- 1000 genomes project
- Minimal genome project
- Earth microbiome project
This tiny, single-celled organism is the workhorse of labs worldwide, used to produce insulin, vaccines, and countless research materials.
Difficulty: Easy- Virus
- Bacteria
- Fungus
- Protozoa
These small RNA molecules that silence genes by targeting messenger RNAs for destruction are powerful tools for temporarily reducing gene activity.
Difficulty: Medium- mRNA
- rRNA
- siRNA
- tRNA
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