Science Fact or Science Fiction? Quiz

6. December 2020, Virtual Exhibition

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#1. Are genome editing and synthetic biology the same?

No, synthetic biology has nothing to do with genome editing.

No, synthetic biology has nothing to do with genome editing.

Yes, they are the same.

Yes, they are the same.

No, genome editing is a technology to change DNA whereas synthetic biology uses such technologies to provide organisms with new functions.

No, genome editing is a technology to change DNA whereas synthetic biology uses such technologies to provide organisms with new functions.

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#2. Does the term ‘genetic scissors’ exist in science?

No, only in science fiction.

No, only in science fiction.

Yes, it is a tool for accurately cutting DNA which allows genome editing to occur.

Yes, it is a tool for accurately cutting DNA which allows genome editing to occur.

No, genetic scissors do not exist.

No, genetic scissors do not exist.

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#3. Can genetically engineered bacteria produce something that is naturally only produced by plants?

Never, this is science fiction.

Never, this is science fiction.

Maybe, in a few hundred years.

Maybe, in a few hundred years.

Yes, this has already been demonstrated.

Yes, this has already been demonstrated.

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