Biotech Thing

By LeilaGolgolab

  • Cells Discovered

    First recorded description of living cells by Robert Hooke.

  • Discovery of Bacteria

    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovers and describes bacteria and protozoa.

  • Smallpox Vaccine

    Edward Jenner uses first viral vaccine to inoculate a child from smallpox.

  • Biology

    The first recorded use of the word biology.

  • Cells Composed of Living Things

    Henri Dutrochet discovers that tissues are composed of living cells.

  • Protein Discovered

    Protein discovered, named and recorded by Gerardus Johannes Mulder and Jöns Jacob Berzelius.

  • Fermentation

    Louis Pasteur discovers the bacterial origin of fermentation.

  • Law of Inheritance

    Gregor Mendel discovers the laws of inheritance.

  • Seperate Milk from Cream

    Antonin Prandtl invents first centrifuge to separate cream from milk.

  • DNA in Sperm

    Friedrich Miescher identifies DNA in the sperm of a trout.

  • Intervase

    Ernst Hoppe-Seyler discovers invertase, which is still used for making artificial sweeteners.

  • Staining Bacteria

    Robert Koch develops a technique for staining bacteria for identification.

  • Chromatin

    Walther Flemming discovers chromatin leading to the discovery of chromosomes.

  • Vaccine against Bacteria

    Louis Pasteur develops vaccines against bacteria that cause cholera and anthrax in chickens.

  • Rabies Vaccine

    Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux develop the first rabies vaccine and use it on Joseph Meister.

  • Penicillin

    Alexander Fleming notices that a certain mould could stop the duplication of bacteria, leading to the first antibiotic: penicillin.

  • Clear Images of Carbon Tubes

    L.V. Radushkevich and V.M. Lukyanovich publish clear images of 50 nanometer diameter tubes made of carbon, in the Soviet Journal of Physical Chemistry.

  • DNA Structure

    James D. Watson and Francis Crick describe the structure of DNA.

  • Bionics term

    The term bionics is coined by Jack E. Steele

  • Commercial Myoelectric Arm

    The first commercial myoelectric arm is developed by the Central Prosthetic Research Institute of the USSR, and distributed by the Hangar Limb Factory of the UK.

  • Chimpanzee DNA

    The DNA composition of chimpanzees and gorillas is discovered to be 99% similar to that of humans.

  • Recombinant DNA

    Stanley Norman Cohen and Herbert Boyer perform the first successful recombinant DNA experiment, using bacterial genes

  • Monoclonal Antibodies

    Method for producing monoclonal antibodies developed by Köhler and César Milstein.

  • Possible to Induce Mutation

    North Carolina scientists Clyde Hutchison and Marshall Edgell show it is possible to introduce specific mutations at specific sites in a DNA molecule.

  • Patent for Gene Cloning

    The U.S. patent for gene cloning is awarded to Cohen and Boyer.

  • PCR

    The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique is conceived.

  • Sheep DNA Cloning

    British scientists, led by Ian Wilmut from the Roslin Institute, report cloning Dolly the sheep using DNA from two adult sheep cells.

  • Human Genome Sequence

    Celera Genomics and the Human Genome Project create a draft of the human genome sequence. It is published by Science and Nature Magazine.

  • Kibo

    Japanese astronomers launch the first Medical Experiment Module called "Kibo", to be used on the International Space Station.

  • Nervous System Controlled Bionic Leg

    Thirty-one-year-old Zac Vawter successfully uses a nervous system-controlled bionic leg to climb the Chicago Willis Tower.