history of biotechnology

By dianachen
  • 5456 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Ancient Egyptians used honey for respiratory infections and as an ointment for wounds
  • 4500 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Baked leavened bread using yeast
  • 2000 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Egyptians learn brewing and cheese making
  • 300 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    Greeks practiced crop rotation for maximum soil fertility
  • 25 BCE

    Romans

    Romans
    Breeding for dogs in Rome, especially for hunting, was a serious business.
  • 1400

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg

  • 17th century

    17th century
    Jean Baptiste Denys invents a method of blood transfusion

  • 17th century

    17th century
    Jan swammerdam was the first to observe and describe red blood cells

  • 17th century

    17th century
    Robert Hooke first recorded description of living cells

  • 17th century

    17th century
    Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek discovers and describes bacteria and protozoa

  • 18th century

    18th century
    Cotton Mather describes corn and squash as being hybrid plants

  • 18th century

    18th century
    Edward Jenner uses first viral vaccine to inoculate a child from small pox

  • 20th century

    20th century
    The term "Biotechnology" was first used by Karl Erkey