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Hungariun Agriculture Engineer
the term biotechnology was used for the first time -
U.S. Supreme Court
approved the patenting of genetically altered organisms -
Cysitc Fibrosis
The discovery of the gene that is responsible for the development of cystic fibrosis. -
Big Welcome
first GMOs were introduced -
Techniques
A variety of GMOs and biotechnology techniques are introduced in fields from agriculture to medicine. -
FDA
The FDA declared that genetically engineered foods were not dangerous, so therefore didn't require a special regulation. -
Dolly the Sheep
the first animal cloned from diploid cells was produced in Scotland -
Banned
Human cloning was outlaws in the US and the first concerns over the use of human stem cells in research began to arise. -
Genome Decoding
Rice became the first crop to be decoded. -
Synthetic Cell
The first synthetic cell was created.
