The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
  • 1. Who is the main subject of 'The Code Breaker'?
A) James Watson
B) Craig Venter
C) Jennifer Doudna
D) Francis Collins
  • 2. What technology is primarily discussed in 'The Code Breaker'?
A) DNA sequencing
B) CRISPR
C) RNA interference
D) Gene therapy
  • 3. Which prestigious award did Jennifer Doudna win in 2020?
A) Lasker Award
B) Nobel Prize in Chemistry
C) Fields Medal
D) Breakthrough Prize
  • 4. What type of organism was CRISPR originally discovered in?
A) Animals
B) Plants
C) Yeast
D) Bacteria
  • 5. What is a primary application of CRISPR technology?
A) Cell culture
B) Whole genome sequencing
C) Gene editing
D) Protein synthesis
  • 6. Who were Doudna's collaborators on CRISPR technology?
A) Francis Collins
B) Katalin Karikó
C) Craig Venter
D) Emmanuelle Charpentier
  • 7. In which year was 'The Code Breaker' published?
A) 2022
B) 2019
C) 2021
D) 2020
  • 8. What type of editing can CRISPR achieve?
A) Precision editing
B) Random editing
C) Transcriptional editing
D) Silencing genes
  • 9. What is one major challenge in the application of CRISPR technology?
A) Regulatory approval
B) High cost
C) Low efficacy
D) Off-target effects
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