Biotech & Genetics · Recorded milestone
PCR
Recorded year1983
Kary Mullis' polymerase chain reaction copies DNA billions of times in hours.
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Led to
- Embryo genetic testingRecorded · 1990enables
- Directed enzyme evolutionRecorded · 1993enables
- DNA computingRecorded · 1994enables
- DNA microarrayRecorded · 1995enables
- National DNA databaseRecorded · 1995enables
- HIV combination therapyRecorded · 1996requires
- Targeted cancer pillRecorded · 2001enables
- Human genome sequencedRecorded · 2003enables
- Next-gen sequencingRecorded · 2005enables
- CRISPR gene editingRecorded · 2012requires
- Wastewater surveillanceRecorded · 2020enables
- Rapid DNA at crime scenesRecorded · 2025enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.