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Globalized Food
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Paul Berg created the first recombinant DNA molecule
Berg was the first scientist to create a molecule containing DNA from two different species by inserting DNA from another species into a molecule. -
Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen make the first genetically modified organism (GMO)
Boyer and Cohen demonstrated that the gene for frog ribosomal RNA could be transferred into bacterial cells. -
Rudolf Jaenisch created a transgenic mouse
Rudolf Jaenisch created the first genetically modified animal by inserting a DNA virus into an early-stage mouse embryo and showing that the inserted genes were present in every cell. -
First genetically engineered plant
Developed by Michael W. Bevan, Richard B. Flavell and Mary-Dell Chilton. They infected tobacco with Agrobacterium transformed with an antibiotic resistance gene and through tissue culture techniques were able to grow a new plant containing the resistance gene. -
EU starts to regulate the labeling of GMOs
The EU was one of the first regions to regulate the labeling of food consisting of or made from GMOs, starting in the 1990s. Many other countries have since followed suit, but have not adopted a uniform approach. -
Statement of Policy: Foods derived from New Plant Varieties.
This statement is a clarification of FDA's interpretation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to foods produced from new plant varieties developed using recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) technology. -
Virus-resistant tobacco
China was the first country to commercialize transgenic plants, introducing a virus-resistant tobacco. -
Flavr Savr
A genetically modified tomato, was the first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted a license for human consumption. -
NewLeaf
In 1995, Monsanto introduced the NewLeaf variety of potato which was their first genetically modified crop. It was designed to resist attack from the Colorado potato beetle due to the insertion of Bt toxin producing genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. -
Golden Rice
A variety of rice produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice. -
U.S. Leads G.M. production
The US was the leading country in the production of GM foods in 2011, with twenty-five GM crops having received regulatory approval. -
AquAdvantage salmon
A growth hormone-regulating gene from a Pacific Chinook salmon, with a promoter from an ocean pout, was added to the Atlantic salmon's 40,000 genes. This gene enables it to grow year-round instead of only during spring and summer.
