BIOTECH LESSON 1 Flashcards
was termed in 1919 by Karl Ereky
biotechnology
he coined the term “biotechnology”
Karl ereky (1919)
manipulation of organism/parts of organisms to make products useful to human
biotechnology
refers to the chemical decomposition of complex organic compounds into simpler substances
fermentation
biotechnology that can be termed as ‘discoveries’ or ‘developments’
ancient biotechnology
second phase of evolution and development of biotechnology
classical biotechnology
austrian augustinian monk who discovered genes while working with peas
Gregor John Mendel (1822-1884)
lays the groundwork for genetics
Gregor John Mendel (1822-1884)
discovered nucleus in cell
Robert Brown
swiss biologist who reported nuclei (compound that consists of nucleic acid extracted from cells)
Johann Friedrich Miescher (1868
one of the founders of biotechnology and discovered anthrax disease cycle & bacteria responsible for tuberculosis and cholera
Robert Koch (1881)
discovered agar
Walter hesse
coined the term ‘ chromosome’ which is considered as structure of DNA
Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried Von Waldeyer-Hartz (1888)
british physician who developed vaccination against small pox and rabies
Edward Jenner (1833)
a physician who discovered antibiotics ‘penicillin’ (made from penicillium notatum)
Alexander Fleming (1879)
the second world war became a major impediment in scientific discoveries
modern biotechnology
made the structural model of DNA
James Watson & Francis Crick (1953)
the structural model of the DNA is popularly known as
double helix model of the DNA
came up with the concept of cytoplasmic hybridization and produced first ever monoclonal antibodies
Georges Jean Franz Kohler & Cesar Milestein (1975)
was able to synthesize the DNA in the test tube
Dr. Hargobind Khorana