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What significant discovery did Lap-Chee Tsui contribute to medical genetics?

Chirped pulse amplification technique

The impact of CFCs on the ozone layer

The fault in the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis (correct)

The role of synapses in learning

Which scientist is known for predicting a field that accounts for the mass of elementary particles?

Peter Higgs (correct)

Mario J. Molina

Eric Kandel

Donna Strickland

Which contribution is associated with Donna Strickland's work in physics?

Development of chirped pulse amplification (correct)

Discovery of telomeres

Studies of memory and learning in sea slugs

Research on CFCs

What was a significant effect of Mario J. Molina's research on CFCs?

Banning of chlorofluorocarbons Signup and view all the answers

Which Nobel Prize did Carol Greider share in 2009?

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of brain function did Eric Kandel specifically investigate?

The role of synapses in memory and learning Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following facts about Mae Carol Jemison is accurate?

Served as a medical officer in the Peace Corps Signup and view all the answers

What is a key concept of Peter Higgs's theory?

The existence of the Higgs boson Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary scientific contribution of Abdus Salam?

Proposing the electroweak theory Signup and view all the answers

Which concept did Fred Hoyle promote that was largely discredited in the 1960s?

The steady state theory of the universe Signup and view all the answers

What role did Katherine Johnson have in the NASA space program?

Calculating trajectories for space missions Signup and view all the answers

What major discovery did Vera Rubin make regarding galaxies?

Stars orbiting in the outer part of spiral galaxies travel as fast as those near the center Signup and view all the answers

Which genetic condition was investigated by Irene Uchida for its chromosomal differences?

Congenital heart disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the term 'Big Bang' in the context of Fred Hoyle's work?

He coined the term but used it disparagingly against the opposing theory Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What significant discovery did Lap-Chee Tsui contribute to medical genetics?

Which scientist is known for predicting a field that accounts for the mass of elementary particles?

Which contribution is associated with Donna Strickland's work in physics?

What was a significant effect of Mario J. Molina's research on CFCs?

Which Nobel Prize did Carol Greider share in 2009?

What aspect of brain function did Eric Kandel specifically investigate?

Which of the following facts about Mae Carol Jemison is accurate?

What is a key concept of Peter Higgs's theory?

What was the primary scientific contribution of Abdus Salam?

Which concept did Fred Hoyle promote that was largely discredited in the 1960s?

What role did Katherine Johnson have in the NASA space program?

What major discovery did Vera Rubin make regarding galaxies?

Which genetic condition was investigated by Irene Uchida for its chromosomal differences?

What is the significance of the term 'Big Bang' in the context of Fred Hoyle's work?

During which years did Yvonne Brill work on rocket engines for the space shuttle?

What was one of the key areas of research for Irene Uchida?

Which scientific principle did Vera Rubin's discovery challenge?

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