Puzzle Competition- Aug 2018

The puzzle for Aug 2018 was created by Jatin Chadha and Lavanya Khullar (both MSc Student). The competition was held on 10-Aug-2018 after the Journal club and Work presentations. The student participants were required to fill the answers on the spot in 30 minutes.

Puzzle-3 (Aug 2018)

CLUES

ACROSS

1. Sow me and raise your industrial culture.

6. Islets of Langerhans produces this essential hormone.

9. Tissue now classified as organ.

13. Medium for selective isolation of Pseudomonas.

14. Organisms that thrive in very low nutrient levels.

17. National DNA day is celebrated on ________.

18. Most thermophilic bacteria.

19. Bacteria recently found in International Space Station. (named after former Indian President)

21. Inactivated polio vaccine developed by ________.

22. Also referred to as NORTHERN LIGHTS or SOUTHERN LIGHTS.

DOWN

2. I am responsible for “red snow”.

3. Latest modification of widal test.

4. The most deadly substance to man.

5. Caused by Yersinia pestis, also called "black death".

7. The 22nd amino acid.

8. Polymerase used in LAMP.

9. One of the viruses which infects ONLY humans.

10. Agarose is a disaccharide made up of anhydro-L-galactopyranose and ________.

11. Pigment of Serratia marcesans.

12. First enzyme to be crystallized.(Virulence factor of Helicobacter)

15. Infectious agent without DNA or RNA.

16. Brightest star.

20. Charles Chamberland developed this extremely important equipment used by all biologists.

Students Solving the Puzzle

 Solution of Puzzle 3 (Aug 2018)

And the winners are-

First (21 out of 23): Kritika Bansal

Second (18.5 out of 23): Shilpa Mohanty

Kritika Bansal and Shilpa Mohanty receiving certificate & prize for 1st & 2nd position, on 14-Sep-2018