Box #5 biotechnology By 1617069 Jan 1, 1952 Dr George Gey ,makes a continuous cell line that is often used in research Jan 1, 1953 Dr. James Watson and Dr. Francis Crick reveal the 3D structure of DNA Jan 1, 1954 Dr. Joseph Murray preforms first kidney transplant Jan 1, 1960 French scientests discovr messenger RNA or mRNA Jan 1, 1961 Scientists understand genetic code Jan 1, 1967 Dr. Maurice Hilleman develos first american vaccine for the mumps Jan 1, 1974 Japan finds a cure for chicken pox. Jan 1, 1976 the National Institute of Health releases first guidlines for recombitant genetic research Jan 1, 1978 Dr. Herbert Brown crates the first test-tube baby by combining human insulin with the bacterium E coli Jan 1, 1981 Dr. Baurich Blumberg and Dr. Irving Millman develop the first vaccine for Heppitits B Jan 1, 1982 The FDA approves the first biologic protein Jan 1, 1984 The DNA fingerprint tecnique is developed Jan 1, 1986 Dr. Peter Shultz describes how to combine antibodies and enzymes to create theraputics Jan 1, 1987 The FDA approves a genetically engineered tissue plasmagin activator to treat heart attacks Jan 1, 1988 Congress funds the Human Geome Project, a massive effort to map and sequence the human genetic code Jan 1, 1989 The FDA approves Amgen's first biologically human theraputic Jan 1, 1990 The first federally approved therapy trestment is sucsessfully preformed on a four year old girl suffering from an immune disorder Jan 1, 1992 The US army collects blood and tissue from new recruits for a new Genetic dog tag program Jan 1, 1994 The FDA approves a recombitant protein to treat growth hormone defficentcy Jan 1, 1997 The first human artificial chromosome is created Jan 1, 1999 The entire human chromosome genetic code is deciphered Jan 1, 2000 The scientists at Celera Genomics and the Human Geome project create a rough draft of the Human Geome Jan 1, 2007 Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create an embryotic stem system Jan 1, 2008 Dr. J. Craig Venter and his team replicate a bacteriums genetic structure entirely from lab chemicals Jan 1, 2011 Advancements in 3D printig lead to "skin printing"