1869
DNA discovered.
1909
The term "gene" first used. DNA chemical composition found
1944
DNA connected to inheritance of traits
1951
The first sharp X-ray diffraction photographs of DNA
1953
James Watson and Francis Crick discover the structure of DNA
1956
DNA made artificially
1969
The first single gene isolated
1970
The first artificial gene made
1976
Artificial gene is inserted into a bacterium. First time, works normally
1977
DNA from virus fully decoded for the first time
1978
Bacteria doctored to produce insulin
1981
A gene transferred from one animal species to another
1983
The first artificial chromosome
1984
Birth of genetic finger printing
1988
The Human Genome Organisation aims to map DNA sequence
1993
Mice cured of cystic fibrosis through gene therapy
1998
The first multi-celled animal has its genome decoded-a worm called C. elegans
2000
The first draft of the human genome is ready
