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history of biotechnology

history of biotechnology. Hippocrates. Father of Medicine Developed Hippocratic Oath. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Discovers bacteria using a simple microscope 1675. Gregor Mendel. Father of Genetics Conducted first genetics testing using pea plants. Louis Pasteur.

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history of biotechnology

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  1. history of biotechnology

  2. Hippocrates • Father of Medicine • Developed Hippocratic Oath

  3. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek • Discovers bacteria using a simple microscope • 1675

  4. Gregor Mendel • Father of Genetics • Conducted first genetics testing using pea plants

  5. Louis Pasteur • Disproved the notion of spontaneous generation, describingthe role of bacteria in spoilage and the scientific basis for fermentation. Createdthe rabies vaccine • 1870’s

  6. Robert Hooke • Invented the compound light microscope • First to observe cells in a cork • 1665

  7. James Watson & Francis Crick • Responsible for the discovery ofthe shape of the double helix structure of DNA using X-ray photographs. • (1953)

  8. Rosalind Franklin • Her work with radiation and x rays provided the first pictures of DNA

  9. Paul Berg • Stanford university scientist who first developed recombinantDNA technology, a method for the insertion of genetic material form one organisminto another. • (1972)

  10. Dr. Ian Wilmut • Famous for cloning dolly the sheep from adult stem cells

  11. Impacts of Biotechnology Industry • GMOs are consumed by millions of people(especially Americans) almost EVERY DAY. • a. Almost 56% of all soybean plantings worldwide are geneticallyengineered. (much higher in the US) • GM crops were produced on more than 167 million acres in18 countries in 2003, a 15% increase from 2002. • a. The US was the largest single producer with more than 60% of the totalacreage in production. • The NC Biotech Center predicts that the biotechnology industry in the statewill contribute more than $25 billion in annual income each year within the next25 years

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