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DNA X Rays
Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin take x rays of DNA crystals which helps James Watson and Francis Crick to their conclusions -
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DNA Shape Discovery
James Watson and Francis Crick make their famous discovery and find out that DNA is shaped like a double helix. -
Down Syndrome Cause
Jerome Lejeune discovers that Down Syndrome is the result of and extra chomosome. -
Genetic Code
Fransic Crick and some other scientists idscovered that DNA was made up of A, C, G, T in every cell and viruse. -
Genetic Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court determines that genetically modified organisms can be patended. -
The First Genetically Engineered Drug
Humulin was the first genetically engineered drug produced by the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company. -
Huntington's Disease
James Gusella used blood samples to identify the Huntington's Diesease marker. -
Human Genome Project
This is when the Human Genome project was started. -
Cystic Fibrosis
Francis Collins identifies the gene that has Cystic Fibrosis. -
DNA Fingerprinting
Alex Jefferys Coined the term DNA fingerprinting and was the first to use DNA polymorphisms in paternity, immigration, and murder cases. -
Gene Therapy
The first sucessful gene therapy was preformed on a girl with inherited immune deficiency disorder. -
Tomatoes
FlavrSavr tomatoes, genetically engineered for longer shelf life, were marketed -
Food
The first genetically engineered food is approved by the FDA. -
Cloned Mammal
Dolly the Sheep is the first mammal to be cloned. -
Completion
Announcement of the final completion of the human genome sequence.
