Great Minds in Life Sciences
Across
- 2. A critical appraisal of a book or a summary of the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline (6)
- 4. This person is responsible for 3 major unifying concepts including diversity studies, and biophilia(6)
- 5. The astrobiologist and doctor who "prevented more cancer deaths than any person who has ever lived" (8)
- 8. Wilson defines this as the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other forms of life (9)
- 10. The name of the Woman who redefined "Man" and a Messenger of Hope and Compassion (7)
- 13. The "....." software revolution is a term used by computational biologists (like SaraJane Dunn) investigating the biological code that dictates cellular behavior (6)
- 14. Who was awarded a Nobel Prize jointly with John Gurdon "for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent."? (8)
- 16. "_______" biology - a term coined by Leroy Hood that refers to an approach in biomedical research to understanding the larger picture — be it at the level of the organism, tissue, or cell — by putting its pieces together (7)
- 17. What is the name of the sheep that caused a public outrage in 1997 (5)
- 18. The name of the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who worked with Doudna (11)
- 20. This is part of a novel genetic engineering system with applications in improved crop disease resistance, biofuel production and medical diagnostics (6)
Down
- 1. A type of pathogen that can only replicate when inside another living cell (5)
- 3. He worked on the Human Genome Project, was responsible for creating the first synthetic life, and was the first individual to have his genome sequenced and published (6)
- 6. When referring to her Theory of Endosymbiosis, said "Life did not take over the world by combat, but by networking". What was her name? (8)
- 7. Natural sciences are divided into physical science and life sciences. This is another word for the "life sciences" (7)
- 9. "_________ shift" - a fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline (8)
- 10. An interdisciplinary field of biology focusing on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes
- 11. The chemical compound that contains the instructions needed to develop and direct the activities of nearly all living organisms (3)
- 12. This technological development enabled discoveries in microbiology (10)
- 15. A formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote (6)
- 19. Moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity, especially relevant in many branches of life sciences, such as animal welfare or novel genetic engineering techniques (6)