jan 1, 7973 BC - biotechnology dates back nearly 10,000 years
Description:
The origins of biotechnology date back nearly 10,000 years ago to early agrarian societies in which people collected seeds of plants with the most desirable traits for planting the next year. There is evidence that Babylonians, Egyptians and Romans used these same selective breeding practices for improving livestock.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 7973 BC
Now
~ 10006 years ago