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    This document lists many important years and events in the history of science, environmental protection, and India: 1731 - Members of the Bishnoi community in India sacrificed themselves to protect trees from being cut down. 1838 and 1829 - Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann respectively contributed to the cell theory. 1952 - Hershey and Chase experiment provided unquivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material. 1953 - Watson and Crick discovered the double helical structure of DNA. 1984 - The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred, one of the world's worst industrial disasters. 1990 - The first clinical gene therapy treatment was administered to a 14-year-old girl.

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    This document lists many important years and events in the history of science, environmental protection, and India: 1731 - Members of the Bishnoi community in India sacrificed themselves to protect trees from being cut down. 1838 and 1829 - Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann respectively contributed to the cell theory. 1952 - Hershey and Chase experiment provided unquivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material. 1953 - Watson and Crick discovered the double helical structure of DNA. 1984 - The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred, one of the world's worst industrial disasters. 1990 - The first clinical gene therapy treatment was administered to a 14-year-old girl.

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    IMPORTANT YEARS IN NCERT :-

    1731 - Many people of Bishnoi community sacrifice their lives saving trees (Jodhpur)

    1770 - Priestley's experiment by Bell Jar, Mice & Mint plant, Candle.

    1774 - Discovery of oxygen by Joseph Priestley

    1838 - Matthias Schleiden-Cell Theory

    1829 - Theodore Schwann- Cell Theory

    1850s - Before industrialization => more white wing Moth

    1854 - Julius von Sachs proved that glucose is formed in photosynthesis & stored as starch.

    1855 - "Omnis cellula cellula" by Rudolf Virchow & complete the cell theory.

    1856 - 1863 Mendel work on garden pea.

    1860 - Hydroponics technique developed by Julie Von Saches.

    1865 - Mendel publishes his work on inheritance of character

    1866 - Down's Syndrome discovered by Langdon Down.

    1869 - DNA as a acidic substance was 1st identified by Friedrich Meischer & termed a "Nuclein"

    1891 - Fossils of Java man discovered in Java

    - Henking discovered X-body (X-chromosome) in insect. (XO- type sex determination)

    1892 - Discovery of TMV by D.J. Ivanowsky

    1898 - M.W. Beijerinck demonstrated infectious nature of TMV

    - Discovery of Golgi Body by Camillo Golgi.

    1900 - Rediscovery of Mendel's work by ---> • Hugo de Vries

    • Karl Corrence

    • Tschemark

    1902 - Chromosomal theory of inheritance given by Sutton & Bovery.

    1905 - Law of limiting factors for plants given by Blackmann

    1920 - After Industrialisation => more black moth

    1928 - Frederick Griffith's Transformation experiment on Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria

    1933 – 1944 - Avery, Macleod McCarty used transformation principle of Griffith's experiment &
    concluded that DNA is genetic material.

    1938 - Coelacanth/Lobe Fines caught in South Africa ---> Ancestor of amphibia.

    1947 - At the time of our independence India's population, was approximately 350 million .
    1950s - Electron microscope invention

    - Tissue culture started

    1951 - Family planning was initiated

    1952 - Hershey & Chase experiment more correctly proved that DNA ie genetic material
    [ #unquivocal_proof ]

    1953 - Discovery of ribosome by George Palade.

    - S.L Miller Experiment of evolution.

    - Double helical structure model of DNA given by Watson & Crick.

    1958 - Matthew Meselson of Franklin Stahl experiment (E. coli in NH4CI medium) proved that DNA
    replication is semiconservative )

    - Taylor study on vicia faba plant (used radioactive thymidind and proved semiconservative
    nature of DNA)

    1960s - Green Revolution.

    1963 - Restriction endonuclease isolated from E. coli.

    1963 - Wheat varieties Sonalika f Kalyan Sona (High yield & Disease resistant ) introduced in INDIA.

    1966 - Derived semi dwarf varieties of rice introduced in India.

    1969 - R.H. Whittaker proposed FIVE-KINGDOM Classification

    1971 - Discovery of viroids by T.O. Diener

    - Govt. of India legalised MTP.

    1972 - Fluid Mosaic model of plasma membrane by Singer & Nicolson

    - 1st recombinant DNA developed by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer

    - National committee for environmental planning and Coordination was established.

    - Wild life protection act in India.

    1974 - Water Act. & also Chipko movement

    1980s - Joint Forest movement

    1981 - Air act.

    - AIDS was fired reported

    - Intrinsic growth rate of India (r= 0.0205)

    1983 - Eli Lilly American company human Insulin from E. coli.

    1984 - Bhopal Tragedy

    - Ministry of Environment amd Forest.

    1986 - Environment Act (NEPA)


    1987 - Noise included in air pollution

    - Montreal protocol (Canada)

    1988 - National Forest Policy

    1989 - Montreal Protocol became effective.

    1990s - Delhi ranked 4th among 41 most polluted cities.

    1990 - First clinical gene therapy was given to 14 yr old girl with ADA deficiency eye.

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