Biotech

By susanrambridge

  • Gram Staining

    The Gram staining method, named after the Danish bacteriologist who originally devised it in 1882 (published 1884), Hans Christian Gram, is one of the most important staining techniques in microbiology.

  • Word Biotech Is Used

  • Gel Electrophoresis

    Use of sucrose for gel electrophoresis

  • Discover structure of DNA

    Watson and Crick reveal the three-dimensional structure of DNA

  • Cell Transformation GFP

    The first natural function discovered for GFP back in the 1970’s

  • ELISA

    Anton Schuurs and Bauke van Weemen in the Netherlands independently published papers that synthesized this knowledge into methods to perform EIA/ELISA.

  • STEM Cells

    In 1972, Thomas performed the first successful bone marrow transplant

  • First Cloning

    Mice are successfully cloned

  • First transgenic plant

    The first transgenic plant is produced - a tobacco plant resistant to an antibiotic.

  • PCR

    The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique is conceived.

  • DNA Fingerprinting

    When a restrictive enzyme is applied to DNA from different individuals, the resulting sets of fragments sometimes differ markedly from one person to the next.

  • Genetically engineered plants

    Genetically engineered plants resistant to insects, viruses and bacteria are field-tested for the first time.

  • The first pest-resistant corn plant

    pest resistant corn, Bt corn, is produced.

  • Gene Therapy

    The first federally approved gene therapy treatment is performed successfully on a 4-yearold girl suffering from an immune disorder.

  • Genetic dog tag

    The U.S. Army collects blood and tissue samples from all new recruits as part of a genetic dog tag program aimed at better identification of soldiers killed in combat.

  • Bovine somatotropin

    FDA approves bovine somatotropin (BST) for increased milk production in dairy cows.

  • CRISPR

    first researcher to characterize what is now called a CRISPR locus

  • The first breast cancer gene is discovered.

  • FlavrSavr® tomato

    Transgenic FlavrSavr® tomato is approved for sale in U.S. groceries. It was developed to have more flavor and to have a longer shelf-life than conventionally grown tomatoes.

  • Human Genome Mapped

    Scientists at Celera Genomics and the Human Genome Project complete a rough draft of the human genome.

  • First gene-targeted drug to receive FDA approval

    FDA approves Gleevec® (imatinib), a gene-targeted drug for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. Gleevec is the first gene-targeted drug to receive FDA approval.

  • Paternity testing

    Paternity Testing using a Southern Blot

  • Banteng

    The banteng, an endangered species, is cloned for the first time.

  • First vaccine

    FDA approves the recombinant vaccine Gardasil®, the first vaccine