| 1944 |
Avery,
MacLeod, and McCarty demonstrated that DNA is the genetic
material. |
| 1953 |
Watson
and Crick determined the structure of DNA. |
| 1966 |
Entire
genetic code deciphered. |
| 1970 |
First
restriction enzyme isolated. |
| 1973 |
Boyer
and Cohen established recombinant DNA technology |
| 1978 |
Genentech
produced Human insulin in E.coli. |
| 1980 |
Genetically
manipulated organisms made by Chakrabarty were patented. |
| 1982 |
First
animal vaccine produced by recombinant DNA technology
approved for use in Europe |
| 1988 |
Polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) method described. |
| 1996 |
First
recombinant protein, erythropoietin, exceeds 1 billion
dollars (US) in annual sales. |
| 2000 |
Draft
report on Human genome sequence submitted. |