Comments on: Saturday Genetics Quiz #17: Genetics Timeline (Part 2)

By: The Next Generation’s Perception of Genetic Testing

The Next Generation’s Perception of Genetic Testing — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:39:23 +0000

[...] Kary Mullis invented PCR (according to the Genome News Network, although other sources point to 1980). My elementary school didn’t have much of a science education curriculum let alone labs where we [...]

By: Genetics and Health » Creating a Genetics Science Fair Project

Genetics and Health » Creating a Genetics Science Fair Project — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:56:37 +0000

[...] In a couple of interviews I did recently, I mentioned my sixth grade science fair project that was called something like Heredity, Genetics, and You. Back in 1983, the Human Genome Project hadn’t been launched yet and it was the year Kary Mullis invented PCR (according to the Genome News Network, although other sources point to 1980). My elementary school didn’t have much of a science education curriculum let alone labs where we could try to extract DNA or practice RFLP DNA fingerprinting. So I was left to my own devices without even the Internet to help me do research! *GASP* [...]

By: Genetics and Health » Genentech Center for the History of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:04:50 +0000

[...] Sydney Brenner [...]