Dna23

DNA

By ijamsr24

  • DNA IS DISCOVERED

    DNA IS DISCOVERED
    Friedrich Miescher finds DNA while examining surgical bandages. He called it “nuclein.”

  • DOUBLE HELIX MODEL CREATED

    DOUBLE HELIX MODEL CREATED
    The double helix model of DNA was created by James Watson and Francis Crick. It’s still used today.

  • BREAKTHROUGHS IN DNA SEQUENCING

    BREAKTHROUGHS IN DNA SEQUENCING
    Sanger and Gilbert created methods for sequencing DNA.

  • NON-RADIOACTIVE MOLECULE TRANSFER CREATED

    NON-RADIOACTIVE MOLECULE TRANSFER CREATED
    Non-radioactive way of transferring DNA molecules developed by Pohl.

  • PCR DEVELOPED

    PCR DEVELOPED
    A polymerase chain reaction is developed by Kary Mullis to rapidly multiply fragments of DNA.

  • FIRST USE OF DNA IDENTIFICATION IN A CRIME

    FIRST USE OF DNA IDENTIFICATION IN A CRIME
    Richard Buckland caught, using his fingerprints, for the murder of a teen.

  • AUTO DNA SEQUENCING MACHINE DEVELOPED

    AUTO DNA SEQUENCING MACHINE DEVELOPED
    Applied Biosystems creates the first automated DNA sequencing machine.

  • FIRST DNA TESTING IN AMERICA

    FIRST DNA TESTING IN AMERICA
    A famous murderer, Timothy Wilson Spencer, is the first person in America to be caught with DNA testing

  • HUMAN GENOME PROJECT STARTS

    HUMAN GENOME PROJECT STARTS
    Scientists begin to research the human genome

  • HUMAN GENOME SEQUENCE CREATED

    HUMAN GENOME SEQUENCE CREATED
    The Human Genome Project completes the human genome sequence.