Modern Genetics & Molecular Breakthroughs

Question 1

What did Casgevy become in 2023-2024, marking a historic medical milestone?

Accepted Answer

First CRISPR-based gene therapy approved for human use

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First AI-designed antibiotic

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First personalized cancer vaccine

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First synthetic organ transplant

Question 2

What AI-designed genome editor was unveiled in 2024 by Profluent Bio?

Accepted Answer

OpenCRISPR-1

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SpCas9-Plus

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GenEdit-AI

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CRISPR-2.0

Question 3

In November 2024, what cardiovascular disease breakthrough reduced LDL cholesterol by up to 59% using CRISPR?

Accepted Answer

One-time CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing therapy for lipid disorders

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Heart attack prevention trial

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Stroke reversal therapy

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Plaque dissolution therapy

Question 4

What is horizontal gene transfer's role in the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance?

Accepted Answer

It allows bacteria to share resistance genes across species via plasmids

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It prevents resistance genes from mutating

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It inactivates antibiotic molecules

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It strengthens bacterial cell walls

Question 5

Which protein causes prion diseases by inducing misfolding of normal proteins?

Accepted Answer

Prion protein (PrP)

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Amyloid-beta

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Tau protein

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Alpha-synuclein

Question 6

What fatal prion disease of cattle emerged in the UK in 1986 due to contaminated feed?

Accepted Answer

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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Scrapie

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Chronic wasting disease

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Question 7

What revolutionary vaccine technology teaches cells to produce their own spike protein?

Accepted Answer

mRNA vaccine

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Live attenuated vaccine

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Adenovirus vector vaccine

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Protein subunit vaccine

Question 8

Why did nitrogen mustards gain medical attention as anticancer agents in the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

They were chemical warfare agents tested for therapeutic potential

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They were discovered by accident in a hospital

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They were derived from natural plant compounds

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They were designed specifically for cancer treatment

Question 9

How do tumors trigger the formation of new blood vessels required for growth beyond 1-2 millimeters?

Accepted Answer

By secreting growth factors like VEGF in response to low oxygen

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By producing pain signals

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By creating inflammatory molecules

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By blocking immune cells

Question 10

What protein family do tardigrades produce that protects DNA from radiation damage?

Accepted Answer

Tardigrade damage suppressor (Dsup) protein

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Histones

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Telomerase

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Proteasome

Modern Genetics & Molecular Breakthroughs

What did Casgevy become in 2023-2024, marking a historic medical milestone?

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