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The first case of human artificial insemination happened in London. This greatly increased the amount of experiments being done on whta was thought to be ridiculous ideas.
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The first use of the compox vaccine was used to prevent smallpox. It was developed by Edward Jenner and was able to save many lives because of it.
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The first rabies vaccine was developed by Louis Pasteur. It was able to help again wild animals and protected the people.
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The National Institutes of Health were founded. Back then they were called the Hugienic Laboratory and they helped discover many important things.
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Frederick Banting discovered insulin and ended up recieving the Nobel Prize in 1923. Insulin helped develop cures for many diseases.
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The Nuremberg Code was created and it stated the ethical standards for conduct of research involving humans. They didn't want humans being killed for science.
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The first clones of frogs were made from the cells of older tadpoles. Helped establish the basics of cloning.
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The structure of Dna was deciiphered by the famous scientists James Watson and Francis Crick. They later received the Nobel Prize for it in 1962.
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The first kidney transplant was done in Boston, Massachusetts. It was dangerous, but helped scientists understand the body better.
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The first polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk. It helped to prevent polio from the numerous people it was infecting.
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The first liver tranplant was done in Denver, Colorado. This also helped the scientists learn more about organ compatability.
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The first heart transplant was done in South Africa. This was big because the heart is the main organ in your body and being able to do this was astonishing.
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A Norwegian scientist discovers cyclosporine and it helps decrease organ rejection and protects patients against infection.
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The first test-tube baby was born on account of invitro fertilization. This event took place in England.
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The first artificial heart was used on a boy named Jarvik and it was a major bridge to organ tranplantation in the future.
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The first transgenic livestock was created by the pigs producing a human growth hormone. Allowed scientists to see they can give animals others traits.
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This was the first federally approved gene therapy protocol and it put laws on the use of gene therapy on humans.
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The first human embryos were cloned, leading to many new discoveries in that field. And the thought of cloning humans was brought up extensively.
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Ian Wilmut was able to clone the first mammal ever and its name was Dolly the sheep. He did this in Scotland.
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A group of twenty nine European countries signed a protocol that banned the cloning of human beings.