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A) Francis Crick B) Marie Curie C) Albert Einstein D) Isaac Newton
A) 1953 B) 1965 C) 1940 D) 1978
A) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine B) Grammy Award C) Nobel Peace Prize D) Best Actor Academy Award
A) Lost in Space B) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone C) The Double Helix D) Moby Dick
A) University of Chicago B) Stanford University C) Harvard University D) Oxford University
A) Covalent bonds B) Ionic bonds C) Metallic bonds D) Hydrogen bonds
A) Cavendish Laboratory B) NASA Kennedy Space Center C) Microsoft Corporation D) FBI Headquarters
A) Vitamin C B) Thymine C) Aspirin D) Caffeine
A) Eiffel Tower B) Empire State Building C) DNA D) Golden Gate Bridge
A) Lunar Landing Project B) Pizza Topping Project C) Human Genome Project D) Zero Gravity Project
A) Replication B) Revolution C) Refraction D) Rejection
A) Athletic competition B) Genetic variation C) Weather forecast D) Mathematical equation
A) England B) United States C) France D) Australia
A) Salvador Luria B) Hermann Joseph Muller C) Francis Crick D) Ole Maaløe
A) 1976 B) 1994 C) 1968 D) 1988
A) James Watson B) Francis Crick C) Rosalind Franklin D) Raymond Gosling
A) Watching a documentary on DNA B) Attending a lecture by Francis Crick C) Meeting Rosalind Franklin D) Reading Erwin Schrödinger's book What Is Life?
A) Salvador Luria B) Francis Crick C) Hermann Joseph Muller D) Maurice Wilkins
A) Painting B) Fishing C) Bird watching D) Hiking
A) Genes were proteins serving only a structural role. B) Genes were RNA molecules with a structural role. C) Genes were proteins that could replicate themselves. D) Genes were DNA molecules that could replicate themselves.
A) Maurice Wilkins B) Max Delbrück C) Ole Maaløe D) Herman Kalckar
A) Herman Kalckar B) John Kendrew C) Max Delbrück D) Maurice Wilkins
A) Sir Lawrence Bragg B) Rosalind Franklin C) Francis H.C. Crick D) James D. Watson
A) Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins B) James D. Watson, Francis H.C. Crick C) Sydney Brenner, Jack Dunitz, Dorothy Hodgkin, Leslie Orgel, Beryl M. Oughton D) Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling
A) Solvay Conference on Proteins B) Cavendish Laboratory C) Oxford University D) 18th Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Viruses
A) 1962 B) 1975 C) 1953 D) 1980
A) The bases were on the outside B) DNA was a triple helix C) The molecule was linear D) The backbones had to be on the outside
A) Their model was entirely independent B) They had no need for Franklin's data C) Franklin was the sole discoverer of the DNA structure D) Without Franklin's data, their formulation would have been unlikely
A) Watson ignored all her communications B) Franklin refused to collaborate further C) They exchanged constructive scientific correspondence D) They never communicated again
A) Sir Watson B) Dear Jim C) To Mr. Watson D) Hello James
A) 1980 B) 1970 C) 1965 D) 1956
A) 1980 B) 1985 C) 1973 D) 1976
A) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger B) President Gerald Ford C) Prime Minister Harold Wilson D) President Richard Nixon
A) Chemical weapons B) Biological agents C) Plutonium from nuclear plants D) Nuclear missiles
A) Case studies B) Heads—brief declarative subheadings C) Detailed illustrations D) Extensive footnotes
A) 20 years B) Approximately 35 years C) 50 years D) 10 years
A) Disagreements over funding allocation B) Conflicts with NIH Director Bernadine Healy over patent issues C) To pursue a career in politics D) Personal health reasons
A) Bruce Stillman B) James Watson C) Craig Venter D) Francis Collins
A) Bill Gates. B) Leonard Bernstein. C) Elon Musk. D) Alisher Usmanov.
A) Phillip Allen Sharp. B) Bob Horvitz. C) Ewan Birney. D) Mario Capecchi.
A) 2007. B) 1999. C) 2017. D) 2014.
A) The Champalimaud Foundation. B) Trinity College, Dublin. C) The Allen Institute for Brain Science. D) United Biomedical, Inc.
A) He referred to them as groundbreaking scientists. B) He called them supportive and collaborative. C) He described them as 'dinosaurs', 'deadbeats', and 'mediocre'. D) He praised them as innovative and forward-thinking.
A) He alternately attacked and defended him. B) He remained neutral about Summers. C) He criticized Summers without any defense. D) He fully supported Summers' presidency.
A) He talked about advancements in DNA sequencing technology. B) He focused on the benefits of genomics research. C) He discussed the ethical implications of genetic engineering. D) He suggested a link between skin color and sex drive.
A) Some canceled his appearances. B) They ignored his statements. C) They invited him for more talks. D) They increased funding for his research.
A) He left science entirely. B) He started a new research institute. C) He moved to a different country. D) He was appointed chancellor emeritus.
A) He said he did not see himself as a racist. B) He claimed racism was justified. C) He admitted to being a racist. D) He avoided discussing his views on race.
A) A new job offer. B) Health issues unrelated to controversy. C) A desire to travel the world. D) His age and unforeseen circumstances.
A) Universal Declaration of Human Rights B) Declaration of Independence C) Humanist Manifesto D) Charter of Fundamental Rights
A) Four B) Two C) One D) Three
A) Autism B) Depression C) Bipolar disorder D) Schizophrenia
A) Cancer B) Heart attack C) Infection complications D) Stroke
A) Nature B) The New York Times C) Time Magazine D) Scientific American
A) Unambiguously positive due to his scientific achievements B) Entirely negative because of his support for eugenics C) Neutral with no significant impact D) Complex, having opposed forced sterilization but made racially justified allegations
A) Donald Trump B) Barack Obama C) Hillary Clinton D) Bernie Sanders |