Genetic Modification Timeline

By julieroks9
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek uses his microscope to make discoveries in microbiology. He is the first scientist to describe protozoa and bacteria and to recognize that microorganisms might play a role in fermentation

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek uses his microscope to make discoveries in microbiology. He is the first scientist to describe protozoa and bacteria and to recognize that microorganisms might play a role in fermentation

    Microorganisms have been found. This will lead to the discovery of DNA then the ability to genetically modify DNA
  • Ernst Hoppe-Seyler discovers invertase, an enzyme that cuts disaccharide sucrose into glucose and fructose

    Ernst Hoppe-Seyler discovers invertase, an enzyme that cuts disaccharide sucrose into glucose and fructose

    We have learned how to split substances into molecules, a huge scientific step forward as far as genetics
  • Eduard Buchner demonstrates that fermentation could occur with an extract of yeast in the absense of intact yeast cells. This is a founding moment in biochemistry and enzymology

    Eduard Buchner demonstrates that fermentation could occur with an extract of yeast in the absense of intact yeast cells. This is a founding moment in biochemistry and enzymology

    This founded biochemistry and enzymology, two studies that lead to the discovery of genetic modification
  • Andrei Nikolaevitch Belozersky isolates pure DNA for the first time

    Andrei Nikolaevitch Belozersky isolates pure DNA for the first time

    This is important because to genetically modify an item we need to isolate its pure DNA and we wouldn't know how to isolate an items pure DNA if it hadn't been for Belozersky's discovery.
  • The first time transferring viral DNA into bacterium

    The first time transferring viral DNA into bacterium

    This is important because now that we can modify bacteria, we can begin to modify the bacterias that make up parts of food.
  • Dr Kary Mullis invents the polymerase chain reaction, (PCR), used to multiply DNA sequences

    Dr Kary Mullis invents the polymerase chain reaction, (PCR), used to multiply DNA sequences

    Dr Kary Mullis' invention alolowed DNA to be multiplied, which is an extremely large asset when it comes to genetically modifying foods. If you have a genetically modified DNA you can simply multiply it
  • The U.S. Environmet Protection Authority approves the release of the first genetically-modified crop - a GM virus resistant tobacco plant.

    The U.S. Environmet Protection Authority approves the release of the first genetically-modified crop - a GM virus resistant tobacco plant.

    Genetically Modified foods have officially been approved. They have a huge future in fron of them.
  • A single gene from Arabidopsis is inserted into tomato plants to create the first crop able to grow in salty water and soil.

    A single gene from Arabidopsis is inserted into tomato plants to create the first crop able to grow in salty water and soil.

    The first genetically modified plant has officially been put into existence! Once we have modified one food, who knows what else we can change for the better.
  • Researchers sequence the DNA of rice, the first plant to have its genome decoded.

    Researchers sequence the DNA of rice, the first plant to have its genome decoded.

    This is important because since we now know how to decode one item's genome, we can decode so many others. We need to know the chemical makeup of things to genetically modify them
  • European Food Safety Authority concludes that aintibiotic resistance marker genes in GM plants do not pose a relevant risk to human or animal health or to the environment

    European Food Safety Authority concludes that aintibiotic resistance marker genes in GM plants do not pose a relevant risk to human or animal health or to the environment

    This is important because smebody of authority said that GMO foods are not harmful in anyway at all
  • Genetically Modified foods will become a huge hit.

    Genetically Modified foods will become a huge hit.

    People all over the world will buy GMO foods. The present economy will change and so will the jobs of tomorrow.
  • All foods will be modified to make them better and those that aren't will slowly disappear

    All foods will be modified to make them better and those that aren't will slowly disappear

    Natural foods will become a past thought and everyone will buy only genetically modified foods