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Green Revolution beging
In Mexico, planting of high-yield wheat varieties begins. -
Biotechnology Revolution arrives
Scientists create a recombitant organism by transferring viral DNA into bacterium. -
First Biotechnology was granted
Researchers were awarded a US patent that would allow them to create insuilin from genetically modefied bacteria -
Human Genome Project begins
The Human Genome Project hoping to sequence the full DNA of humans -
Animal Cloning
In Scotland's Roslin institute, researchers cloned a sheep named Dolly. It was cloned from an udder cell of an adult ewe. -
Arabidosis thaliana is sequenced
Arabidopsis thalina was the first entire plant genome to be sequenced. -
Banning Human Cloning and allowing Research involving embryos
Australia passes the " Phrohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 " owtlawing any form of human cloning and the " Reaearch Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 " that allowes researchers to acess surplus human embryos. -
First GM Products Approved in Germany
GM products were first approved for planting in Germany. -
GM Rice approved for human consumption
US researchers tested food-tolerant rice. In the US, GM rice was approved for human consumption. -
Future of GM crops
GM crops will be expected to have properties with more direct consumer benefit such as eimination of allergens in food, increased nutritional content, and low fat and oil levels. -
Prediction For GM Foods
75% of food products will be legally genetically modified. -
Future for GM Foods
All foods consumed will be genetically modified
