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TIMELINE: MEDICAL DISCOVERIES

Timeline of Medical Discoveries
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For the good health, there is need of medicine when we fall ill.
And thus medical discoveries play a great role in our lives.
Let's take a quick look at the timeline.
  • 1543

    Andreas Vesalius - Publishes "De Humani Corporis Fabrica," advancing human anatomy.

  • 1796

    Edward Jenner - Introduces smallpox vaccination using cowpox virus.

  • 1847

    Ignaz Semmelweis - Advocates handwashing to reduce infection rates.

  • 1865

    Joseph Lister - Pioneers antiseptic surgery techniques.

  • 1928

    Alexander Fleming - Discovers penicillin's antibiotic properties.

  • 1945

    Jonas Salk - Develops polio vaccine.

  • 1950

    Paul Zoll - Introduces external cardiac pacing for heart arrhythmias.

  • 1953

    James Watson & Francis Crick - Reveal DNA's double helix structure.

  • 1967

    Christiaan Barnard - Performs first successful heart transplant.

  • 1978

    Louise Brown - First successful IVF birth.

  • 1983

    Kary B. Mullis - Develops the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique.

  • 1996

    Dolly the Sheep - First cloned mammal using somatic cell nuclear transfer.

  • 2003

    Human Genome Project - Sequences the entire human genome.

  • 2020

    COVID-19 Vaccines - Rapid development of vaccines to combat the pandemic.

  • Present

    Ongoing Medical Research - Continual advancements in treatment and technology.

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