Across
- 3. Medicine that kills bacteria, often in dramas about superbugs
- 7. Genetically identical copy, from Dolly the sheep to “Star Wars”
- 8. A worldwide outbreak, also a popular board game
- 9. Darwin’s groundbreaking idea of how species change
- 11. The cousin of DNA, often in COVID-19 vaccine discussions
- 12. The geologic period famous for dinosaurs and movies
Down
- 1. Genetic change, also in superhero origin stories
- 2. Famous historical epidemic, featured in books and films
- 4. A shot that helps protect against infection
- 5. Famous molecule often called the “blueprint of life,” also in crime dramas
- 6. Fictional undead being, sometimes used in science for inactive cells
- 10. A tiny infectious particle, also something you don’t want on your laptop