Inventors
Genetic
Engineering
Herbert Boyer, Stanley Cohen
In 1973, Stanely Cohen and Herbert
Boyer, invented the technique of DNA cloning, which allowed genes to be
transplanted between different biological species.Their discovery signaled the birth of genetic engineering.
Cloning
of Genetically Engineered Molecules
Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen
were the founding fathers of genetic engineering - Invention Dimension.
Biotech Pioneers Win The 1996 Lemelson-MIT Prize
DNA trailblazers Herbert Boyer and
Stanley Cohen received half-million dollars for their efforts in invention
and innovation.
Their work led to the founding of
companies such as Genentech, Inc.. Herbert
Boyer is a director of Genentech, Inc., which he co-founded in 1976 with
Robert Swanson.
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History of Genetics -
Gregor Mendel
In the mid-1800s,
Austrian monk Gregor Mendel revolutionized genetic science by employing precise
pollination methods and statistical analysis. Mendel's pioneering methods
allowed scientists later to determine how specific traits could be inherited
into subsequent generations and to "coax" plants to swap traits they
wouldn't readily exchange in nature.
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