OCAT 5

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Across
  1. 2. the backup singers for mast cells in allergic concerts
  2. 5. the neuron’s favourite treat dispensed during fun and reinforcement
  3. 6. the double decker penthouse bases
  4. 7. teamwork mode for proteins that don’t like working alone
  5. 10. soulmates of the genetic world
  6. 11. the electrical noodle doing most of the thinking
  7. 12. turning coded whispers into working machines
  8. 14. the molecular barber who keeps DNA from getting too tangled
  9. 17. someone who rings the doorbell and actually gets invited inside
  10. 18. the drama queen molecule behind itching sneezing and stomach acid tantrums
  11. 20. how hard the hug lasts after molecules meet
  12. 21. when the message travels backward because the postsynaptic cell said so
  13. 23. the base that insists on clinging only to its best friend
  14. 24. the door that opens when it tastes its favourite plant-derived guest
Down
  1. 1. the factory worker who refuses to freestyle and only copies
  2. 3. the molecular light switch that turns many processes on
  3. 4. the bouncer escorting monoamines into secret party vesicles
  4. 8. the dump-everything move when immune cells lose their patience
  5. 9. the bedtime storyteller who makes chromosome ends a little longer each night
  6. 13. the spin cycle that sorts molecules by who gets dizzy the fastest
  7. 15. the side door that still changes how the main entrance behaves
  8. 16. the molecular stitcher who hates loose ends
  9. 19. the seven-loop doorman who decides what gets signalled inside
  10. 22. where the recipe lives even when the chef is asleep
  11. 25. gossip molecules starting fights or calling for backup