Question 2 of 21

What was the name of the first animal cloned from adult DNA?

... Dolly was cloned in 1996 and the news caused an international stir.

Question 3 of 21

Dolly, the cloned animal, was of what species?

... Dolly was a sheep. Other animals have since been cloned, including horses, rats, deer, cats, pigs and mice.

Question 4 of 21

Until a recent court decision blocking their sale, what percentage of sugar beets in the U.S. were genetically modified?

... Nearly all sugar beets -- a whopping 95 percent -- were genetically modified before the ruling.

Question 5 of 21

Embryonic stem cells are derived from:

... Embryonic stem cells are derived from fertilized eggs.

Question 6 of 21

The Nazi doctor Josef Mengele performed his brutal experiments at:

... Auschwitz-Birkenau was the site of untold atrocities,including Mengele's experiments for the Nazis.

Question 7 of 21

Gene therapy saw a major setback with the 1999 death of a patient named:

... 18-year-old Jesse Gelsinger died in 1999 less than a week after receiving gene therapy treatment for OTCD, a rare metabolic disorder.

Question 8 of 21

What is gene therapy often used to treat?

... Rare genetic disorders are a frequent target of gene therapy treatments.

Question 9 of 21

Project MKLUTRA was a Cold War-era experiment dedicated to:

... The project was an attempt at mind control on often unwitting subjects.

Question 10 of 21

Which government agency was responsible for Project MKULTRA?

... The CIA employed psychoactive substances such as LSD on subjects during the project.

Question 11 of 21

Greenpeace used which phrase when warning about genetically modified animals?

... Greenpeace said modifying the animals would constitute a dangerous genetic pollution.

Question 12 of 21

A national ban on human-animal hybrids was proposed by:

... In 2009, Senator Sam Brownback proposed the Human-Animal Hybrid Protection Act.

Question 13 of 21

Scientists at the Mayo Clinic have produced a pig with:

... In 2004, scientists at the famed Mayo Clinic produced pigs that had human blood.

Question 14 of 21

Human-animal hybrids are sometimes called:

... These sorts of combinatory specimens are called chimeras, calling to mind the mythical Greek creature composed of a lion's head, goat's body and snake's tail.

Question 15 of 21

Who are HeLa Cells named after?

... Henrietta Lacks's name has become associated with an immortal line of cells known as HeLa cells.

Question 16 of 21

HeLa Cells are originally derived from:

... Unbeknownst to Henrietta Lacks, a doctor at Johns Hopkins University took a sample of her tumor, later offering it to researchers who saw the cells continue to multiply in culture -- up to this day.

Question 17 of 21

The controversial branch of science that inspired some Nazi medical experiments is:

... Nazi medical experiments often were based on eugenic beliefs.

Question 18 of 21

Some critics worry that uncontrolled animal cloning could harm:

... The genetic engineering of animals carries a host of potential complications, including fears of harming biodiversity.

Question 19 of 21

In the U.S., animal cloning is regulated by:

... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration makes regulations regarding animal cloning.

Question 20 of 21

Scientists have created genetically modified pigs that:

... Scientists have injected embryos with a fluorescent protein in order to make pigs glow in the dark.

Question 21 of 21

Embryonic stem cell research may eventually be supplanted by:

... Advances in adult stem cell research may open the door to equally fruitful stem-cell-based therapies that don't come with the accompanying ethical baggage attached to other forms of stem cell research.

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