The announcement in February 1997 of Dolly's birth marked a milestone in science, dispelling decades of presumption that adult mammals could not be cloned and igniting a debate concerning the many possible uses and misuses of mammalian cloning technology.
Being able to sequence the full human genome at a cost of $1,000 or less is regarded as a milestone in science.
The elucidation of the rice genome sequence is a major milestone in science as it paves the way for understanding the biology of a major cereal crop that feeds more than half of the world's population (International Rice Genome Sequencing Project 2005).
Today, Celera head J. Craig Venter praised the chromosome 21 data, but dismissed the other announcement as an "artificial" milestone and "science by press release --a prelease --awhich his opponents say Venterelease --achooled.
Recent breakthroughs on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have been considered as a milestone in science and medicine.
The draft sequence of the human genome, recently published by the Human Genome Project public consortium [ 6] and by a private company [ 7], represents a milestone in science.
A selection of historical references is provided to align methodological developments with particular milestones in science.
Scientists across Europe are hailing this year's May Day as a milestone for science--if only because, like Illnerova, tens of thousands of scientists now have the freedom that is priceless to their work.
The people who followed their wonder and curiosity eventually reached great milestones in science and produced profound works of literature, music, art, and media.
Over the next few weeks, I will be posting a series of entries on our blog, describing some of the more significant milestones in science aboard the Lindblad-National Geographic fleet.
The sinuous curves of the roof bring to mind another milestone in modern science: the anatomy lesson.
