1990 ⟶ RNA Interference Discovered

Napoli, Lemieux and Jorgensen discovered RNA interference (1...
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🧬 Phoebus Levene Discovers Deoxyribose in Nucleic Acids

Phoebus Levene discovered the sugar deoxyribose in nucleic acids.⟶
Phoebus Levene Discovers Deoxyribose in Nucleic Acids (1929)
BiologyBiochemistryNucleic AcidsDeoxyribosePhoebus LeveneMolecular BiologyGenetics20th Century
United StatesUnited States

🦠 Discovery of Bacterial RNA Polymerase

Four separate researchers (S. Weiss, J. Hurwitz, Audrey Stevens Niyogi and J. Bonner) discovered bacterial RNA polymerase, which polymerizes nucleotides under the direction of DNA.⟶
Discovery of Bacterial RNA Polymerase (1960)
RNA PolymeraseMolecular BiologyGeneticsTranscriptionBacteriaS. WeissJ. HurwitzAudrey Stevens NiyogiJ. Bonner
United StatesUnited States

🌱 RNA Interference Discovered

Napoli, Lemieux and Jorgensen discovered RNA interference (1990) during experiments aimed at the color of petunias.⟶
RNA Interference Discovered (1990)
BiologyGeneticsRNA InterferenceMolecular BiologyNapoliLemieuxJorgensen1990sGene RegulationPlant Biology
United StatesUnited States

🧬 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