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The first vaccine for rubella is developedThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the first biologic or recombinant protein.The complete genetic code of the human chromosome is deciphered.Scientists at Celera Genomics and the Human Genome Project complete a rough draft of the human genome.The existence of DNA is discovered.Phages — viruses
that only infect bacteria — are discovered.First kidney transplantFrench scientists discover messenger RNA (mRNA).Scientists understand genetic code for the first time.The existence of reverse transcriptase is predicted.Celera and NIH complete sequencing of the human genome.Dr. James Watson and Dr. Francis Crick reveal the 3-D structure of DNA.
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