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