Timeline of Biotecnology

BIOTECHNOLOGY Here's a look back at 10,000 years of biotechnology... TIMELINE Biotechnology is the use of biological processes to solve problems or make useful products. We began growing crops and raising animals in the Stone Age to provide a stable supply of food and clothing. We have used the biological processes for 6,000 years to make useful food products such as yeast material--to make bread rise and to ferment beer and wine. About 150 years ago, an Austrian …

…a consortium to develop disease resistant papayas 2001 First complete map of the genome of a food plant completed: Rice 2000 First complete map of a plant genome developed: Arabidopsis thaliana 108.9 million acres of biotech crops grown in 13 countries "Golden Rice" announcement allows the technology to be available to developing countries in hopes of improving the health of undernourished people and curing some forms of blindness First biotech crop field tested in Kenya: Virus resistant sweet potato