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Period: 10,000 BCE to
Timeline of early Biotechnology
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8000 BCE
Roman Biotechnology
Romans would use biotechnology by making selective breeding.
They would make sure the items they bred were of the best quality. Hippocrates was "the father of modern medicine" They used a lot of herbal practices.They had to make the right quantities and dosages for everything. -
5456 BCE
Egyptian biotechnology
In these times,the Egyptians used biotechnology to enhance foods and animals. Honey was used as medicine in these times and was beneficial,they used it for respiratory infections and as an ointment for wounds. -
250 BCE
Greek Biotechnology
in 250 BCE, the Greeks began to practice crop rotation. Crop rotation is the practice of growing different types of crops in the same area for multiple seasons. It is done so that the soil of farms is not used for only one set of nutrients, helping reduce soil erosion and increases soil fertility and crop growth. -
200 BCE
Modern day inventions
Genetically engineered plants and bacteria are being made to support human.An example of the medicine that helps people is insulin.Plants are used to yield more plentiful crops and also plants that are protected from insects and rays and also pesticides. -
1400
Renaissance period Invention
The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg around the 1400's.This invention helped spread ideas of biotechnology around to other scientists so they can build off of each other's work.This allowed a large audience to see inventions and models. -
17th century
In 1963, the first description of living cells was recorded by robert hooke, when he viewed the dead cell wall of a plant cell (cork). this began to unlock the microscopic world and help scientists study how cells work, and what the cells were made of, discovered later by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, in 1675.this information was useful in the development of medicine, used to compare a bacteria to a virus. -
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DNA Understanding
in 1960, French scientists discover messenger RNA (mRNA). however, this dna is not understood until 1961, when scientists understand the ginetic code for the first time. this leads to the understanding of how and why ginetic mutations occur and how they can be fixed. scientists begin thinking of replicating DNA and changing the sequence. -
Human Genome Project
Magazines and newspapers publish the human genome sequence, (often similarized with DNA, but is not the same,) allowing scientists across the world to begin researching new treatments for diseases that are created genetically such as cancer, heart disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. We have advanced and created medicines that have small effect on symptoms for Parkinsons and Alzheimers. -
A modern invention
An invention that is being used is the process of selective breeding.For example,some dogs are used primarily for hunting and others are used only for house dogs. -
Extra Facts
Theosophists believed that "magical beans" were buried in soil and wanted to use methods for other plants. Inventors like Robin Hooke started finding bacteria and living cells. Proteins were discovered and a vaccine for cholera was found. Rice was able to become decoded. Scientists find a way to develop pacemakers for animals via SAN heart genes. Gene therapy can be used as a method to treat cancer.
