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Crick and Watson identified the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953

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What event ushered in the biotech society?

The discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 is considered a milestone that ushered in the biotech society. This discovery laid the foundation for the development of biotechnology, enabling advancements in genetic engineering, gene therapy, and other biotech applications.


Where did eukaryotic cells evolve from?

Yes. Living things have evolved into three large clusters of closely related organisms, called "domains": Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryota. Archaea and Bacteria are small, relatively simple cells surrounded by a membrane and a cell wall, with a circular strand of DNA containing their genes. They are called prokaryotes. Virtually all the life we see each day - including plants and animals - belongs to the third domain, Eukaryota. Eukaryotic cells are more complex than prokaryotes, and the DNA is linear and found within a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells boast their own personal "power plants", called mitochondria. These tiny organelles in the cell not only produce chemical energy, but also hold the key to understanding the evolution of the eukaryotic cell. The complex eukaryotic cell ushered in a whole new era for life on Earth, because these cells evolved into multicellular organisms. But how did the eukaryotic cell itself evolve? How did a humble bacterium make this evolutionary leap from a simple prokaryotic cell to a more complex eukaryotic cell? The answer seems to be symbiosis - in other words, teamwork. Evidence supports the idea that eukaryotic cells are actually the descendents of separate prokaryotic cells that joined together in a symbiotic union. In fact, the mitochondrion itself seems to be the "great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter" of a free-living bacterium that was engulfed by another cell, perhaps as a meal, and ended up staying as a sort of permanent houseguest. The host cell profited from the chemical energy the mitochondrion produced, and the mitochondrion benefited from the protected, nutrient-rich environment surrounding it. This kind of "internal" symbiosis - one organism taking up permanent residence inside another and eventually evolving into a single lineage - is called endosymbiosis. All information taken from http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/_0_0/endosymbiosis_03


5 foreign biologist and their contribution to science?

Charles Darwin - known for his theory of evolution through natural selection. Gregor Mendel - discovered the principles of inheritance through his work with pea plants. Barbara McClintock - demonstrated the concept of genetic transposition in maize plants. Rosalind Franklin - helped elucidate the structure of DNA using X-ray crystallography. Rita Levi-Montalcini - discovered nerve growth factor, leading to breakthroughs in neurology and cancer research.


What are Andreas Vesalius contribute to biology?

Vesalius proved that Galen had been wrong. One of Galens' mistakes was that Galen said that the human jaw was made of two pieces but Vesalius proved that it was only made of one piece.He wrote a book called 'The Fabric of the Human Body' which contained realistic pictures of the human bodyHe did human dissection because the Church (who had previously declared that human dissection was banned) was losing power and influence