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