1970 ⟶ Discovery of DNA Restriction Enzymes

Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans discovered DNA restriction...
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🧬 Oswald Avery proves DNA is genetic material

Oswald Avery proves that DNA is the genetic material of the chromosome⟶
Oswald Avery proves DNA is genetic material (1943)
GeneticsDNAMolecular BiologyAveryChromosomeHeredityScientific Breakthrough20th Century Science
USAUSA

⚛️ Arthur Kornberg: DNA Polymerase Discovery

Arthur Kornberg discovered DNA polymerase enzymes.⟶
Arthur Kornberg: DNA Polymerase Discovery (1955)
BiochemistryEnzymesDNA PolymeraseKornbergDNA ReplicationMolecular Biology1950sScientific ResearchNucleic AcidsGenetics
United StatesUnited States

✂️ Discovery of DNA Restriction Enzymes

Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans discovered DNA restriction enzymes.⟶
Discovery of DNA Restriction Enzymes (1970)
Molecular BiologyDNARestriction EnzymesGenetic EngineeringHamilton SmithDaniel NathansBiotechnology
United StatesUnited States

🔄 Independent Discovery of Reverse Transcriptase Enzymes

Howard Temin and David Baltimore independently discovered reverse transcriptase enzymes.⟶
Independent Discovery of Reverse Transcriptase Enzymes (1970)
Molecular BiologyReverse TranscriptaseEnzymesVirologyHoward TeminDavid BaltimoreRNA viruses
United StatesUnited States

🧪 Enzymes Functioning in Non-Aqueous Environments

Alexander Klibanov demonstrated that enzymes can function in non-aqueous environments.⟶
BiochemistryEnzymesBiocatalysisNon-Aqueous SolventsEnzyme KineticsKlibanov1980sBiotechnologyMolecular Biology
United StatesUnited States

✂️ CRISPR-Cas9 Used as DNA-Editing Tool

Use of CRISPR-Cas9 as a DNA-editing biotechnology tool.⟶
CRISPR-Cas9 Used as DNA-Editing Tool (2012)
GeneticsBiotechnologyCRISPRGene EditingDNA Editing21st Century ScienceGenome EngineeringCRISPR-Cas9Molecular Biology