2019First Patient Treated with Genetically Modified Phage Therapy

Isabelle Holdaway is the first patient to receive a genetica...
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💊 First Prescription of Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill

First prescription of the combined oral contraceptive pill.
First Prescription of Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (1957)
MedicinePharmaceuticalsWomen's RightsSocial Change
United StatesUnited States

💉 Successful Production of Human Insulin Using Recombinant DNA Technology

Invention of artificial insulin.
Successful Production of Human Insulin Using Recombinant DNA Technology (1978)
BiotechnologyMedicinePharmaceuticalsGenetic Engineering
United StatesUnited States

🧬 Myriad Genetics Releases BRACAnalysis Genetic Test

Myriad Genetics released the BRACAnalysis, the first commercial genetic test for assessing the risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Myriad Genetics Releases BRACAnalysis Genetic Test (1996)
GeneticsBiotechnologyMedical AdvancementsHealthcare
United StatesUnited States

🧬 Synthetic Organism Mycoplasma laboratorium Created

Synthetic Organism Mycoplasma laboratorium Created (2010)
Genetic EngineeringBiotechnologyResearch and DevelopmentScientific Breakthrough
United StatesUnited States

🧬 First Synthetic Bacterial Cells Constructed

The first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cells are constructed.
GeneticsMolecular BiologyBiotechnologyCell BiologyResearchBioethics
United StatesUnited States

🧬 First Patient Treated with Genetically Modified Phage Therapy

Isabelle Holdaway is the first patient to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.
First Patient Treated with Genetically Modified Phage Therapy (2019)
MedicineBiotechnologyInfectious DiseasesGenetic Engineering
United StatesUnited States