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Watson and Crick create the structure of DNA
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Scientist Cohen and Boyer transfer genetic material from one organism to another.
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FDA issues a policy that stating that foods from biotech plants would be regulated in the same manner as other foods.
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Virus- protected squash are planted.
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Dolly the sheep is the first animal clone to be born
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Biotech crops such as soybean, cotton, corn, canolo, tomato, and potato seed, are planted on 4.5 million acres in Argentina, Canada, Australia, China, The US and Mexico.
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Virus- protected papaya are planted. They are developed through biotechnology. These papaya were planted in Hawaii. Insected protected sweet corn is also planted.
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The FDA relases its risk assesment on animal clones, cncluding that food from clones is as safe as other foods.
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Sugar beets are produced with biotechnology are commercialized.
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Daisy the cow is the first reported "hypoallergenic" cow. Daisy has been genetically engineered to remove a protein that can trigger whey in allergy in humans.
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Biocrops are planted on 430.8 acres by 17.3 million farmers in 28 million countries. More than 90% of farmers planting biotech seeds are in small, resource poor countries.
