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Synthetic Cells
An engineered particle that mimics one or many functions of a biological cell. Not one sole person discovered synthetic cells, there’s a long history to synthetic cells, and the cell theory. At the University of California, biologists have been doing the most research on synthetic cells. -
Human Genome Project
An international research project with the goal of mapping and identifying all the genes in a human genome from both a physical and functional standpoint. Created by Alfred Sturtevant, and later on developed by Francis Crick and James Watson. -
Nanomedicine
Is a branch of medicine that applies the knowledge and tools of nanotechnology to the prevention and treatment of disease. Nanomedicine was first introduced by Richard Feynman, he did a talk about nanomedicine, and that is where it was first introduced.. -
Stem Cells
Are cells with the potential of developing into different body cells. Most research being done now are trying to develop stem cells into fighting off bad diseases such as cancer, HIV, and so on. Discovered by James Edgar Till and Ernest McCulloch. -
Elekta Axesse
It is the newest stereotactic radiation treatment, it is a medical linear accelerator for treating specific diseases within the head and body. Created by Lars Leskell. -
3D Printed Body Parts
Researchers are tinkering with kidney and liver tissues, skin, bones, and cartilage, as well as the networks of blood vessels needed to keep body parts alive. They have implanted printed ears, and muscles, into animals and watched these integrate properly with their hosts. Printing was introduced by Charles Hull when he invented stereolithography. -
HIV Cocktail
It is a antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS. It was discovered in March 1987, it was one of the first drugs to be approved by the FDA as a treatment for HIV/AIDS. -
Bionic Prosthetics
They’re prosthetics that can be controlled by your mind. They were discovered by a team of five bio-engineers at the Margaret Rose Hospital in Edinburgh, UK, while the surgical team was led by Dr. David Gow. -
Artificial liver
Liver cells were taken from an animal to replicate a human liver, rather than developing something for each part of the liver. It was named invention of the year in Time magazine in 2001. Created by Dr. Kenneth Matsumara. -
23andMe
Is a privately held personal genomics and biotechnology company. They’re a company that tests your DNA to know your history, ethnicity, and ancestry. It was discovered by Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey, and Paul Cusenza.
