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First Antibiotic 500 BC
In China, the first antibiotic, moldy soybean curds, used to treat patients with boils. -
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History of Biotech
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First use of Vaccination
English surgeon Edward Jenner with the first use of vaccination Used to treat a child with smallpox virus -
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Biotech
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Smallpox is eradicated
Smallpox is globally cured with the usage of a vaccine. This vaccination took 20 years of effort to be fully succesful. -
Supreme Court approves right to patent organisms
The U.S. Supreme Court approves the principle of patenting organisms, which allows the Exxon oil company to patent an oil-eating microorganism. Start of genetically modifying organism. -
Production of Transgenic Animals
Scientists at Ohio University produce the first transgenic animals by transferring genes from other animals into mice. Beginning to use the other animals to benefit others; rDNA -
rDna into Livestock
The first recombinant DNA vaccine for livestock is developed. Production of plants now use genetically modified organisms to make our lives better. -
FDA approves insulin
The first biotech drug, human insulin produced in genetically modified bacteria, is approved by FDA. -
Genetic Markers
Genetic markers are found for kidney disease and cystic fibrosis.
Helps identify diseases or bad cells in the human body. -
rDna for human beings-Expanded Description
The first recombinant vaccine for humans, a vaccine for hepatitis B, is approved. This process uses other organisms DNA to give humans qualitites they want to kill off bad cells or other things.By cutting a gene out of an organism, we can add this to a fungus to create a product such as cheese. This product later casn be used to help feed people in need. -
Pest Resistant Corn
The first pest-resistant corn, Bt corn, is produced. Beginning to conserve corn becuse pest don't ruin the corn. -
Gene Therapy Performed
The first successful gene therapy is performed on a 4-year-old girl who was struggling with an immune disorder. Surgeries begin to become more succesful. -
Breast Cancer Gene discovered
The first breast cancer gene is discovered. This will later on help us save many lives due to breast cancer. -
Gene Therapy use towards cancer
Gene therapy, immune-system modulation and recombinantly produced antibodies enter the clinic in the war against cancer. This has been developed decreasing the rate of people who die from cancer. -
Gene discovered of Parkinson's Disease
A gene associated with Parkinson’s disease is discovered. Overtime, the discovering of genes will help us be able to label certain genes to be able to identify where the issue is. -
Beginning of Marketing in Biotech
The first genetically engineered crop is commercialized. Biotech starts to become more well known. -
Beginning of cloning animals
A sheep named Dolly in Scotland becomes the first animal cloned ever. This was through the use of an adult cell being reproduced. -
Biotech spreads around world
Kenya field-tests its first biotech crop, virus-resistant sweet potato. Third world countries begin to innovate and expand themselves, along the first world countries.
