Gvc research

GVC research

By ICSA/Student2014

  • 1953

    1953: GMOs was discovered by a Russian named Andrei Nikolaevitch.

  • 1973

    1973: Belozersky when he isolated pure DNA.

  • 1975

    1975: GMO milestone was when recombinant DNA was introduced by a graduate student from Stanford University.

  • 1980

    1980: Later, biologists, doctors, and lawyers created guidelines for the safe use of genetically modified DNA.

  • 1980

    1980: General Electric and the U.S. Patent office go to court. The result is letting there be the first GMO in a living organism. The GMO is a bacterium with an appetite for crude oil.

  • 1982

    1982: Humilin, insulin made by genetically engineered E. coli bacteria, comes on to the market.

  • 1994

    1994: The U.S. Food and Drug Association let the Savr Flavr tomato (a tomato that has a longer shelf life) in shelves.

  • 1996

    1996: Weeds resistant to GMOs are found in Australia.

  • 1997

    1997: The European Union labels all GMO products.

  • 1999

    1999: Over 100 acres around the world are filled with genetically engineered seeds.

  • 2003

    2003: Toxin resistant caterpillars are found eating genetically modified plants. They adapt to it in less than a decade.

  • 2011

    2011: Research in Quebec shows that BT toxins are in the blood of pregnant women. It is passed down in fetuses.

  • 2012

    2012: French farmer sues Monsanto for chemical poisoning.

  • 2014

    2014: Monsanto’s patent on Roundup Ready ends in two years.