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First vaccine for rabbies.
First vaccine for rabies made. -
Development of asprin
Felix Hoffman developes asprin. -
First blood transfusion.
First successful blood transfusion made by humans. -
Insulin
Insulin first used to treat diabetes. -
Blood bank
Bernard Fantus starts the first blood bank at cook country hospital. -
Artificial heart
Dr.Willem Kolff developes the first artificial heart in a dog. -
Chicken Pox
First vaccine for chicken pox. -
HIV and AIDS
HIV, the first virus that causes AIDS, is identified. -
Cloned
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell (dies in 2003). -
Embryotic stem cells
Scientist discover how to use human skin to create embryonic stem cells.