Food & Agriculture Advancements in Biotechnology Flashcards
Yeast was used to make bread in Egypt.
2000 B.C.
Production of cheese in Sumeria, China & Egypt.
2000 B.C.
The Greeks practice crop rotation to increase soil fertility
250B.C.
Chinese use powdered chrysanthemum as an insecticide
100 B.C.
Chlorophyll is discovered
1817
Justus von Liebig publishes Organic Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture and Physiology. He proposed that plants need nitrogen along with water and organic material to survive.
1840
The Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company – Largest producer of hybrid corn seed.
1926
The fermentation process is perfected
1956
Roundup Herbicide was founded
early 1970’s
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Advanced Genetic Sciences Inc . (AGS) – was the first-ever agricultural biotechnology company
1979
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Molecular Genetics, Inc. was established to develop vaccines and antitoxins to improve animal health.
1979
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Rob Horsch made genetic modifications to plant cells.
1982
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Frostban – a genetically altered bacterium that inhibits frost formation on crops.
1987
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The gene gun was invented
1987
rBST – FDA approves the use of rBST to increase milk production in dairy cows.
1993
The FlavrSavr tomato – First genetically-modified food to be approved for sale and human consumption. It was engineered to resist rotting.
1994
Dolly the Sheep – First animal cloned from an adult somatic cell
1996
Bioengineered Crops Roundup Ready soybeans® and Bollguard® cotton
1996
Golden Rice was developed by German plant scientists Ingo Potrykus and Peter Beyer to combat vitamin A deficiency, the leading cause of childhood blindness.
1999
China’s “Super Rice” Increases crop yield by 30% - 40%
2001
