Timeline: History of DNA
Description
- 1863: Genes and heredity
- 1896: DNA isolation
- 1900: ABO blood group antigens
- 1920: Locard Principle
- 1952: X-ray diffraction of DNA
- 1953: DNA double helix structure
- 1977: Sanger sequencing
- 1980: Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)
- 1983: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- 1984: Variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs)
- 1986: First use of DNA in criminal case
- 1991: Short tandem repeats (STRs)
- 1992: Y-STR use in criminal case; mitochondrial DNA use in criminal case
- 1993: Real-time PCR
- 1996: Pyrosequencing
- 1997: Touch DNA and single cell DNA profiling
- 1998: CODIS & NDIS; sequencing by synthesis
- 2000: Massively parallel signature sequencing (MPSS)
- 2001: SNP and microbial forensics
- 2007: Complete human genome sequence
- 2011: Single molecule real-time sequencing (SMRT)
- 2012: Nanopore sequencing
- 2020s: Continuous advancement of scientific technology