Frederick Sanger and DNA Sequencing

What was the primary research focus of Frederick Sanger after winning his first Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Which of the following statements best describes Sanger's method of DNA sequencing?

What was a significant milestone achieved by Sanger in 1977?

What challenge did Sanger face when shifting his focus to DNA in the early 1970s?

What was one of Frederick Sanger's notable accomplishments related to insulin?

What was a major outcome of the Sanger sequencing method?

Which organism's genome did John Sulston famously sequence in 1988?

What was the primary focus of John Sulston's research that earned him the Nobel Prize?

Which aspect of Caenorhabditis elegans made it an ideal subject for biological research?

What significant achievement did Sanger accomplish related to the human genome in 1981?

Frederick Sanger

Frederick Sanger was the first person to sequence a protein, which led to the development of synthetic insulin.
Sanger won his first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for his work on protein sequencing.
He later focused on sequencing DNA, a more complex molecule than RNA.

Sanger's DNA Sequencing Method

Sanger developed a method using radioactive isotopes to label DNA fragments, allowing him to build up the DNA sequence by identifying areas of overlap.
By 1967, Sanger had mapped the RNA of E. coli bacteria.
In 1977, Sanger made a breakthrough by using dideoxy chain-termination, a molecular inhibitor to identify DNA fragments.
He then shifted his focus to the larger and more complex DNA molecule.

Sanger's Accomplishments

Sanger sequenced 48,502 base pairs of DNA by 1982.
His sequencing method, known as the Sanger method, allowed researchers to order DNA strands from shortest to longest.
This enabled the first human genome to be mapped in 1981, which included the DNA of mitochondrial cells.

John Sulston

John Sulston, an English biologist, was the first director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
He shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for his work on programmed cell death.
Sulston's research on Caenorhabditis elegans (a nematode worm) was crucial.
He sequenced the entire genome of this worm in 1988.
Sulston's work was significant to the Human Genome Project (1990-2003).

Explore the groundbreaking work of Frederick Sanger, the first person to sequence a protein and pioneer DNA sequencing methods. This quiz covers his notable achievements, including the development of synthetic insulin and the Sanger method, which transformed molecular biology and genomics.