The Future of Genetic Engineering and CRISPR Technology

What molecule is known as the code of life?

• RNA

• Lipid

• Protein

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

What was the first genetically modified animal?

• Frog

• Salmon

• Mouse

• Pig

Which was the first genetically modified food to be sold?

• Tomato

• Soybean

• Potato

• Corn

What is the main advantage of CRISPR over previous gene editing techniques?

• Faster and cheaper

• Only works on animals

• Less precise

• More expensive

What does CRISPR stand for?

• Combined RNA Interfered Super Proteins

• Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

• Cyclic Repetitive Integrated System of Proteins

• Clustered Randomly Interspaced Short Protein Repeats

What potential application of CRISPR was mentioned in relation to cancer?

• Enhancing tumor growth

• Editing immune cells to better target cancer

• None of the above

• Increasing the rate of mutation in cancer cells

What ethical concern is associated with designer babies?

• Increased intelligence

• Improving physical strength

• Eliminating genetic diseases

• Potential for selecting non-medical traits

What does the future of genetic engineering potentially offer?

• Ending world hunger

• Extending human life expectancy

• Curing all diseases

• Instant travel to other planets

What is a potential future application of genetic engineering mentioned?

• Creating superhumans for sports

• Engineering humans for space travel

• Making all humans identical

• Developing plants that can walk

What is a major challenge in genetic engineering mentioned?

• Accuracy and unknown errors

• Lack of interest

• Too expensive

• All genes have been already edited