Dna helix

DNA Timeline

By Justice Mueller

  • Discovered

    Watson and Crick discovered DNA

  • Cracked the Code

    Marshall Nirenberg cracks the genetic code for protein synthesis.

  • Sequencing Technique

    Fredrick Sanger develops rapid DNA sequencing technique

  • Huntington's disease

    First genetic disease found: Huntington's disease

  • polymerase chain reaction

    Invention of polymerase chain reaction, technology for amplifying DNA

  • Cystic Fibrosis

    Cystic Fibrosis gene mutation identified

  • Human Genome Project Begins

    Human Genome Project Begins

  • Fruit Fly

    Genome sequence of model organism fruit fly reported

  • Human Genome

    First draft of the human genome released

  • Human Genome Completion

    Human Genome Project completion announced