DNA and RNA — Key Discoveries

Key Discoveries

Watson & Crick's DNA Structure Elucidation

1953

The publication of the double-helix model of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 'Nature' was a monumental scientific breakthrough. It provided the physical and chemical…

Completion of the Human Genome Project

2003

The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project with the primary goal of determining the sequence of chemical base pairs that make up human DNA,…

CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Discovery and Application

2012-2020

The development of CRISPR-Cas9 as a precise gene-editing tool by Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier (Nobel Prize 2020) marked a paradigm shift in molecular biology. This…

UNESCO Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights

1997

While not a judicial 'judgment,' this declaration is a landmark international ethical framework. It recognized the human genome as the common heritage of humanity and established…