Genetics Timeline

By shipleyt3

  • Drosophila and Arabidopsis

    Drosophila and Arabidopsis
    Drosophila and Arabidopsis genomes sequenced.

  • Genetic Discrimination

    Genetic Discrimination
    President Clinton signs an executive order that bans Genetic Discrimination in the Federal work place.

  • Yeast Interactome

    Yeast Interactome
    The Yeast Interactome is published to allow researchers to detect proteins that physically interact with each other in the cell.

  • Parkinson's Disease

    Parkinson's Disease
    The researchers at Harvard Medical School use gene splicing techniques to produce Drosophila that display many symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

  • Human Genome Sequence Released

    Human Genome Sequence Released
    The human genome international consortium published a first draft and initial analysis of the human genome sequence.

  • Mammalian Genes

    Mammalian Genes
    RNAi shuts off Mammalian Genes. For the first time, scientists show that double-stranded RNA molecules can be introduced into mammalian cells and used to silence targeted genes.

  • FDA Approves Genetics-based drug to treat Leukemia

    FDA Approves Genetics-based drug to treat Leukemia
    The Food and Drug Administration approved an oral medication called Gleevec to treat patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. CML occurs when a particular enzyme that controls cellular growth is abnormally active. The action of enzyme causes the white blood cells to grow quickly. Gleevec blocks the activity of the enzyme, slowing the abnormal growth of the white blood cells. The plus of Gleevec is compared to chemotherapy kills the cancer cells when chemotherapy kills all cells,healthy cells too.

  • Mouse Genomes

    Mouse Genomes
    Mouse Genomes are sequenced. The mouse sequence is is an important resource for unraveling the mysteries of the human genome.

  • Researchers Find Genetic Variation Associated with Prostate Cancer

    Researchers Find Genetic Variation Associated with Prostate Cancer
    Researchers identified a gene on chromosome 1 associated with a hereditary form of prostate cancer. The work was a collaboration between researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and The Cleveland Clinic. Previously, the researchers had studied families with high risks for prostate cancer and identified regions of chromosomes 1, 17, 20, and X as being associated with the higher risk.