Great Minds in Life Sciences

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Across
  1. 2. A critical appraisal of a book or a summary of the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline (6)
  2. 4. This person is responsible for 3 major unifying concepts including diversity studies, and biophilia(6)
  3. 5. The astrobiologist and doctor who "prevented more cancer deaths than any person who has ever lived" (8)
  4. 8. Wilson defines this as the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other forms of life (9)
  5. 10. The name of the Woman who redefined "Man" and a Messenger of Hope and Compassion (7)
  6. 13. The "....." software revolution is a term used by computational biologists (like SaraJane Dunn) investigating the biological code that dictates cellular behavior (6)
  7. 14. Who was awarded a Nobel Prize jointly with John Gurdon "for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent."? (8)
  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)
  9. 17. What is the name of the sheep that caused a public outrage in 1997 (5)
  10. 18. The name of the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who worked with Doudna (11)
  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. 1. A type of pathogen that can only replicate when inside another living cell (5)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 7. Natural sciences are divided into physical science and life sciences. This is another word for the "life sciences" (7)
  5. 9. "_________ shift" - a fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline (8)
  6. 10. An interdisciplinary field of biology focusing on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes
  7. 11. The chemical compound that contains the instructions needed to develop and direct the activities of nearly all living organisms (3)
  8. 12. This technological development enabled discoveries in microbiology (10)
  9. 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)
  10. 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)