Pioneers of Biotech: From Yeast to CRISPR Quiz

Question 1

Who is considered the father of genetics for his work with pea plants, laying the foundation for future genetic engineering?

A Gregor Mendel

B Charles Darwin

C Louis Pasteur

D Alexander Fleming

Question 2

Which scientist, often called the father of microbiology, revolutionized the fermentation process in the 19th century?

A Louis Pasteur

B Robert Koch

C Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

D Joseph Lister

Question 3

This duo, consisting of a biochemist and a molecular biologist, famously published the structure of DNA in 1953.

A Meselson and Stahl

B Hershey and Chase

C Watson and Crick

D Franklin and Wilkins

Question 4

Which researcher was instrumental in creating the first recombinant DNA technology in 1973 alongside Herbert Boyer?

A Kary Mullis

B George Church

C Stanley Cohen

D Craig Venter

Question 5

Who is the Nobel Prize-winning scientist credited with inventing the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique?

A Frederick Sanger

B Arthur Kornberg

C Kary Mullis

D Barbara McClintock

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