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Anatomy

  • 1663 — Robert Hooke saw cells in cork using a microscope.

    1663 — Robert Hooke saw cells in cork using a microscope.

  • Charles R. Darwin and Alfred Wallace independently proposed a theory of biological evolution

    Charles R. Darwin and Alfred Wallace independently proposed a theory of biological evolution

  • 1869 — Friedrich Miescher discovered nucleic acids in the nuclei of cells.

    1869 — Friedrich Miescher discovered nucleic acids in the nuclei of cells.

  • 1945 — Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin discovered the three-dimensional structure of penicillin.

    1945 — Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin discovered the three-dimensional structure of penicillin.

  • 1958 — John Gurdon used nuclear transplantation to clone an African Clawed Frog; first cloning of a vertebrate using a nucleus from a fully differentiated adult cell.

    1958 — John Gurdon used nuclear transplantation to clone an African Clawed Frog; first cloning of a vertebrate using a nucleus from a fully differentiated adult cell.

  • 1995 — Publication of the first complete genome of a free-living organism.

    1995 — Publication of the first complete genome of a free-living organism.

  • 1996 — Dolly the sheep was first clone of an adult mammal

    1996 — Dolly the sheep was first clone of an adult mammal

  • in 300 BC — Herophilos dissected the human body

    in 300 BC — Herophilos dissected the human body

  • 350 BC — Aristotle attempted a comprehensive classification of animals

    350 BC — Aristotle attempted a comprehensive classification of animals

  • 520 B.C Alcmaeon of Croton distinguished veins from arteries and discovered the optic nerve.

    520 B.C Alcmaeon of Croton distinguished veins from arteries and discovered the optic nerve.

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