Biotechnology History By ZoeyRenee Period: Jan 1, 1801 to Jan 1, 1900 Biotechnology History Jan 1, 1802 First recorded use of the word "biology" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1824 Henri Dutrochet discovers that tissues are composed of living cells http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1838 Protein discovered, named and recorded by Gerardus Johannes Mulder and Jöns Jacob Berzelius. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1862 Louis Pasteur discovers the bacterial origin of fermentation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1863 Gregor Mendel discovers the laws of inheritance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1864 Antonin Prandtl invest first centrifuge to separate cream from milk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1869 Friedrich Miescher identifies DNA in the sperm of a trout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1871 Ernst Hoppe-Seyler discovers invertase, which is still used for making artificial sweeteners http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1877 Robert Koch develops a technique for staining bacteria for identification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1878 Walther Flemming discovered chromatin leading to the discovery of chromosomes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1881 Louis Pasteur develops vaccines against bacteria that cause cholera and anthrax in chickens. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology Jan 1, 1885 Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux developed the first rabies vaccine and use it on Joseph Meister http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_biotechnology
