Allan Wilson and Russell Higuchi become the first to clone genes from an extinct species
On Nov. 15, 1984 Allan Wilson and Russell Higuchi of the University of CA at Berkeley become the…
The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique, which is a DNA analysis technique, is used in cancer research
In 1983, the Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs) was uncovered by the use of restriction endonucleases which cleave…
The TP53 gene from the mouse was first cloned by Peter Chumakov of the Russian Academy of Sciences
In 1982, the TP53 gene from the mouse was first cloned by Peter Chumakov of the Russian Academy…
Chinese scientists cloned golden carp fish
In 1980, Dizhou Tong, also called Ti Chou Tung, and his colleagues in China isolated nuclei from the…
The Nobel Laureate in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Frederick Sanger, Walter Gilbert and to Paul Berg for gene cloning
In 1980, the Nobel Laureate in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Frederick Sanger and Walter Gilbert for “for…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Frederick D. Rossini
In 1971, the American Chemical Society announced the Priestley Medal was awarded to Frederick D. Rossini by the…
Howard Temin and David Baltimore discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase
In 1970, Howard Temin and David Baltimore discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase. Reverse transcriptase and bacterial restriction enzymes…
Frogs were cloned from specialised cells
In 1958, professor Sir John Gurdon cloned frogs using specialised cells from the intestines of tadpoles of a…
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The Nobel Foundation was established
On Nov. 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He specified…