1978 ⟶ Sequencing of the PhiX174 Virus Genome
Frederick Sanger presented the 5,386 base sequence for the v...
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🦠 Wendell Stanley crystallizes the tobacco mosaic virus
VirologyVirusesWendell StanleyCrystallographyMolecular Biology20th CenturyBiochemistryProtein Structure
United States🧬 Development of a Rapid DNA Sequencing Technique by Gilbert and Maxam
Walter Gilbert and Allan Maxam present a rapid DNA sequencing technique which uses cloning, base destroying chemicals, and gel electrophoresis.⟶
Molecular BiologyDNA SequencingGenetics1970sWalter GilbertAllan MaxamCloningGel Electrophoresis
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United Kingdom🔬 Development of a Rapid Gene Sequencing Technique by Sanger and Coulson
Frederick Sanger and Alan Coulson presented a rapid gene sequencing technique which uses dideoxynucleotides and gel electrophoresis.⟶
Molecular BiologyDNA SequencingGenetics1970sFrederick SangerAlan CoulsonDideoxynucleotidesGel Electrophoresis
United Kingdom🧪 Frederick Sanger Sequences First DNA Genome of an Organism
Frederick Sanger sequences the first DNA genome of an organism using Sanger sequencing⟶
Molecular BiologyDNA SequencingGenetics1970sFrederick SangerSanger SequencingGenomePhiX174
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🧬 Commercialization of Illumina Next-Generation Sequencing
Commercialization of Illumina Next generation Sequencing tools. This has become the most popular high-throughput sequencing system.⟶
GenomicsSequencingBiotechnologyHigh-Throughput SequencingIllumina21st Century ScienceDNA SequencingMolecular BiologyGenetic Analysis
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