... genetic sequence of HIV. 1986: Leroy Hood invents the first automatic DNA sequencer. FDA approves genetically engineered hepatitis B vaccine for humans 1990: The Human Genome Project, an international effort to map and sequence human DNA, is officially launched. 1993: George Washington University researchers clone human embryos. 1994: First genetically modified food hits the produce market (Flavr Savr Tomato). 1995: Craig Venter ... 1999: First known death caused by gene therapy Potrykus and Beyer create golden rice, a strain enriched with beta-carotene. 2000: Venter and Collins announc...

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... , scientists need to know the structure and function of the protein produced by the gene and how that protein interacts in its environment. Ashworth describes the sequence as the "detailed map we need to help us find the buried treasure." While mapping chromosomes, scientists use markers to locate different genes. To figure out what chromosome the gene is on, probes highlight ... ...

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