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