Biotechnology History

Biotechnology History

Period: Jan 1, 1801 to Jan 1, 1900

First recorded use of the word "biology"

Jan 1, 1802

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Henri Dutrochet discovers that tissues are composed of living cells

Jan 1, 1824

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

Jan 1, 1838

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Louis Pasteur discovers the bacterial origin of fermentation

Jan 1, 1862

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Gregor Mendel discovers the laws of inheritance

Jan 1, 1863

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Antonin Prandtl invest first centrifuge to separate cream from milk.

Jan 1, 1864

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Friedrich Miescher identifies DNA in the sperm of a trout

Jan 1, 1869

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

Jan 1, 1871

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Robert Koch develops a technique for staining bacteria for identification

Jan 1, 1877

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Walther Flemming discovered chromatin leading to the discovery of chromosomes

Jan 1, 1878

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

Jan 1, 1881

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

Jan 1, 1885

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