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2000 BCE
Egyptians
Biotechnology is used for the first time when the Egyptians use yeast to leaven bread and ferment beer -
500 BCE
Chinese
Chinese use the first antibiotic -
100 BCE
China
First insecticide -
Edward Jenner
First vaccination -
Charles Darwin
the theory of evolution -
DNA
DNA discoverd -
Herman Muller
radiation causes defects in chromosomes -
Oswald Avery. Colin MacLeod. Maclyn McCarty.
DNA is proven to cary genetic information -
Dr. George Gey
Dr. George Gey establishes a continuous cell line taken from a human cervical carcinoma -
French scientist
discover messenger RNA (mRNA). -
Scientists
understand genetic code for the first time -
Dr. Maurice Hilleman
develops the first American vaccine for mumps. -
Dr. Robert Austrian
Genetically engineered bacteria are used to synthesize the human growth protein -
Dr. Baruch Blumberg and Dr. Irving Millman
develop the first vaccine for hepatitis B -
FDA
Approves the first biologic or recombinant protein. -
Dr. Luc Montagnier. Dr. Kary Banks Mullis.
isolates the AIDS virus. invents the polymerase chain reaction -
DNA
The DNA fingerprinting technique is developed. The entire genome of the HIV virus is cloned and sequenced. -
Gene Therapy
The first federally approved gene therapy treatment is performed successfully on a 4-year-old girl -
Genetic dog tag
The U.S. Army collects blood and tissue samples from all new recruits as part of a genetic dog tag program -
Human Genome
publish the human genome sequence, making it possible for scientists all over the world to begin researching new treatments
