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Mendel did research with pea plants and it took him eight years (1856-1863) and he published his results in 1865. It wasn't until 1900, that his experimental results were understood.
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Miescher moved to Tubingen to work in the laboratory of biochemist Hoppe-Seyler. Leucocytes was his source material, he first researched the proteins in these cells.
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Mendel's experiments from 1866 are rediscovered A British man named William Bateson soon translates Mendel's paper into English
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The word "genetics" is coined by William Bateson.
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The chromosome theory of heredity is confirmed in studies of fly eye color inheritance by Morgan and colleagues.
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One gene encodes one protein, as described by Beadle and Tatum.
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Genetic material can be transferred laterally between bacterial cells, as shown by Lederberg and Tatum
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Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, Francis H. C. Crick of Britain and James D. Watson of the U.S. discover chemical structure of DNA, starting a new branch of science--molecular biology.
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Messenger RNA is the intermediate between DNA and protein.
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The Genetic code was discovered scientists were now able to predict characteristics by studying DNA. This lead to genetic engineering and genetic counseling.
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DNA sequencing technology is developed by Fred Sanger.
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A team of scientists began the project to map the human genome.
The first crime conviction based on DNA fingerprinting, in Portland Oregon. -
Gene therapy was used on patients for the first time.
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The FDA approved the first genetically engineered food -- FlavrSavr tomatoes engineered for better flavor and shelf life.
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DNA microarrays are invented by Pat Brown and colleagues.
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Dolly the Sheep - the first adult animal clone.
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Senate begins the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal based on DNA evidence.
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Craig Ventor and Francis Collins announce the sequencing of the entire human genome.
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Controversies continue over human and animal cloning, research on stem cells, and genetic modification of crops.
