Victor McKusick published “Mendelian Inheritance in Man”
In 1969, Victor McKusick, widely acknowledged as the father of medical genetics, spent his career studying the genetic…
Har Gobind Khorana won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in genetics and protein synthesis
In 1968, Har Gobind Khorana won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his…
The University of Washington’s Division of Medical Genetics Was Established as one of first units of its kind in America
On Jul. 1, 1956, the University of Washington’s Division of Medical Genetics was established in the Department of…
Nature published Watson and Crick’s manuscript describing double helical structure of DNA
On Apr. 25, 1953, Nature published James Watson’s and Francis Crick’s 900-word manuscript describing the double helical structure…
Thomas Hunt Morgan awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome theory of heredity
In 1933, Thomas Hunt Morgan was was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome…
Clarence Cook Little founded a cancer research center in Bar Harbor (The Jackson Laboratory)
On May 4, 1929, Clarence Cook Little founded The Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine,…
William Bateson coined the term genetics
On Apr. 18, 1905, William Bateson suggested the term “genetics” (Greek genno, “to give birth”) to describe the…
An Arab chieftain first used artificial insemination to produce superior horses
In 1322, an Arab chieftain first used artificial insemination to produce superior horses.