1978 ⟶ Successful Production of Human Insulin Using Recombinant DNA Technology

Invention of artificial insulin.
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💊 Birth Control Pill Commercialized

May 9: The birth control pill becomes commercially available.⟶
Birth Control Pill Commercialized (1960)
Reproductive RightsFeminismPharmaceuticalsMedicineSocial 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

🪐 Charon, Pluto's Moon, Discovered

June 22: Discovery of Pluto's moon Charon.⟶
Charon, Pluto's Moon, Discovered (1978)
AstronomySpace ExplorationPlanetary ScienceKuiper BeltSolar SystemCelestial BodiesDiscovery
United StatesUnited States

🧬 Synthetic Organism Mycoplasma laboratorium Created

The first synthetic organism, Mycoplasma laboratorium is created by the J. Craig Venter Institute⟶
Synthetic Organism Mycoplasma laboratorium Created (2010)
Genetic EngineeringBiotechnologyResearch and DevelopmentScientific Breakthrough
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

💊 Pfizer Develops First Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19

Pfizer develops the world's first pill for COVID.⟶
Pfizer Develops First Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19 (2021)
COVID-19PandemicPharmaceuticalsMedical InnovationHealthcarePublic Health
United StatesUnited States