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Across
  1. 2. Proteins that act as a catalyst to lower the activation energy and speed up chemical reactions in the body, including digestion.
  2. 3. A series of three consecutive nucleotides in DNA or RNA that code for specific amino acids.
  3. 6. The study of distribution, causes, effects, and control of diseases in populations.
  4. 7. A medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields to create detailed pictures of the inside of the body.
  5. 8. A type of alternative therapy that uses essential oils from plants for healing and improving the well-being of patients.
  6. 13. A condition of high blood pressure (above 160/100 mmHg) that can lead to health problems.
  7. 15. A newly developed gene-editing technology that involves the use of Cas-9 protein to modify DNA sequences in organisms.
  8. 18. Describe a disease that is able to be transmitted from one person to another through direct or indirect contact.
  9. 19. A condition where stomach acid flows back into the esophagus, causing heartburn.
  10. 20. A lab technique for separating DNA fragments based on size in agarose using an electric field.
Down
  1. 1. A medical emergency when the body has a dangerously low body temperature (below 35 oC).
  2. 4. A procedure that involves the implantation or fusion of non-human cells, tissues, organs or fluids into a human.
  3. 5. The building block of proteins composed of an amino group, a hydrogen atom, a carbon atom, a carboxyl group, and a R group (the variant)
  4. 9. Any microorganism, such as bacteria or viruses, that causes disease.
  5. 10. A macronutrient made up with units of monosaccharides connected by glycosidic linkage.
  6. 11. Proteins made by the immune system, specifically the basophils and B cells, to fight infections by sticking on antigens of a pathogen and inactivating or destroying them.
  7. 12. A device used to measure the volume of air inhaled and exhaled by the lungs.
  8. 14. An accessory organ in the digestive system that controls the level of blood sugar by secreting glucagon and insulin.
  9. 16. A global outbreak of a disease affecting a large number of people across multiple countries or continents.
  10. 17. An enzyme that helps join DNA segments during replication, repair, and gene editing.