1990First Approved Gene Therapy on Human Patient

French Anderson et al. performed the first approved gene the...
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🧬 First Approved Gene Therapy on Human Patient

French Anderson et al. performed the first approved gene therapy on a human patient
First Approved Gene Therapy on Human Patient (1990)
GeneticsGene TherapyMedicineMolecular BiologyAndersonClinical Trials1990sBiotechnologyMedical Ethics
United StatesUnited States

🧬 Link Between Breast Cancer and Gene on Chromosome 17q21 Discovered

Mary-Claire King discovers the link between heritable breast cancers and a gene found on chromosome 17q21.
Link Between Breast Cancer and Gene on Chromosome 17q21 Discovered (1990)
GeneticsCancer ResearchMolecular BiologyMedical BreakthroughMary-Claire KingChromosome 17HeritabilityBreast Cancer
USAUSA

💉 Jesse Gelsinger dies in a gene therapy clinical trial

Researchers at the Institute for Human gene therapy at the University of Pennsylvania accidentally kill Jesse Gelsinger during a clinical trial of a gene therapy technique, leading the FDA to halt further gene therapy trials at the institute.
Jesse Gelsinger dies in a gene therapy clinical trial (1999)
MedicineGene TherapyClinical TrialJesse GelsingerUniversity of PennsylvaniaFDAEthical Concerns20th Century
United StatesUnited States

🧬 Publication of the First Drafts of the Complete Human Genome

Publication of the first drafts of the complete human genome (see Craig Venter).
Publication of the First Drafts of the Complete Human Genome (2001)
GeneticsHuman Genome ProjectCraig VenterGenomicsMolecular Biology21st Century ScienceBiotechnology
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🗺️ First Draft of the Human Genome Project Published

The first draft of the Human Genome Project is published.
First Draft of the Human Genome Project Published (2001)
GeneticsHuman Genome ProjectGenomicsMolecular Biology21st Century ScienceBiotechnology
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔬 Human Genome Project Sequences Human Genome at 92% Accuracy

The Human Genome Project sequences the human genome with a 92% accuracy.
GeneticsHuman Genome ProjectGenomicsMolecular Biology21st Century ScienceBiotechnology
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom