Biotech Timeline
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Early Biotechnology Culitvation of crops & domestic animals, wine & cheese produced. Robert Hooke describes the first cell. Zacharias Janssen discovers first microscope. Anton von Leeuwenhoek observes bacteria & protozoa. Edward Jenner uses cowpox to vaccinate against smallpox. Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species”. Principles of natural selection leads to Evolution Theory. Matthias Schleiden, Theodore Shawnn develop the Cell Theory. All living things are made of cells. Louis Pasteur proposes the Germ Theory, pasteuriza- tion and discovers rabies vaccine. Gregor Mendel discovers principles of how traits are passed from parents to offspring. First use of the word “Biotechnology”. Thomas Hunt Morgan proposes genes are located on chromosomes. Alexander Fleming discovers the antibiotic penicillin. Avery, MacLeod & McCarty discover DNA is the hereditary material. Stem Cell research - blood and bone marrow. Watson & Crick describe the structure of DNA. FDA approves genetically engineered insulin. FDA approves first enzyme as a food substance - chymosin used for cheese. FDA approves Hepatitis B vaccine. Human Genome Project launced to map human genes. FDA approves first genetically engineered crop FLAVR SAVR tomato. James Thompson develops embryonic stem cell line. Dolly is cloned. CC “Carbon Copy” cloned kitten. Glofish first genetically modified pet. FDA approves vaccine against cervical cancer. Completion of Human Genome Project - bioinformatics & proteomics. 10000 - 20000 B.C. 10000 B.C. - 1590 1663 1675 1797 1838 - 1839 1859 1863 1915 1917 1928 1944 1953 1960s 1982 1986 1990 1990 1994 1996 1998 2001 Stanley Cohen & Herbert Boyer cut and paste DNA from 2 different organisms- Recombinant DNA Science. Nanotechnology is coined by Noiro Tanuchi of Japan. The manipulation of atoms & molecules 10 . -9 1973 2003 2003 2006 1861 - 1885 1974 Biotechnology Timeline Biotechnology Timeline Biotechnology Timeline BETTER LIVING THROUGH SCIENCE INNOVATION BIOTECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY
Transcript of Biotech Timeline
Early Biotechnology Culitvation of crops & domestic animals, wine & cheese produced.
Robert Hooke describes the first cell.
Zacharias Janssen discovers first microscope.
Anton von Leeuwenhoek observes bacteria & protozoa.
Edward Jenner uses cowpox to vaccinate against smallpox.
Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species”. Principles of natural selection leads to Evolution Theory.
Matthias Schleiden, Theodore Shawnn develop the Cell Theory. All living things are made of cells.
Louis Pasteur proposes the Germ Theory, pasteuriza-tion and discovers rabies vaccine.
Gregor Mendel discovers principles of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
First use of the word “Biotechnology”.
Thomas Hunt Morgan proposes genes are located on chromosomes. Alexander Fleming
discovers the antibiotic penicillin.
Avery, MacLeod & McCarty discover DNA is the hereditary material.
Stem Cell research - blood and bone marrow.
Watson & Crick describe the structure of DNA.
FDA approves genetically engineered insulin.
FDA approves first enzyme as a food substance - chymosin used for cheese.
FDA approves Hepatitis B vaccine.
Human Genome Project launced to map human genes.
FDA approves first genetically engineered crop FLAVR SAVR tomato. James Thompson
develops embryonic stem cell line.
Dolly is cloned.
CC “Carbon Copy” cloned kitten.
Glofish first genetically modified pet.
FDA approves vaccine against cervical cancer.
Completion of Human Genome Project - bioinformatics & proteomics.
10000 -20000 B.C.
10000 B.C. -1590
1663
1675
1797
1838 -1839
1859
1863
1915
1917
1928
1944
1953
1960s
1982
1986
1990
1990
1994
1996
1998
2001
Stanley Cohen & Herbert Boyer cut and paste DNA from 2 different organisms- Recombinant DNA Science.
Nanotechnology is coined by Noiro Tanuchi of Japan. The manipulation of atoms & molecules 10 .-9
1973
2003
2003
20061861 -1885
1974
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