Timeline of biotechnology

The historical application of biotechnology throughout time is provided below in chronological order.

These discoveries, inventions and modifications are evidence of the application of biotechnology since before the common era and describe notable events in the research, development and regulation of biotechnology.

Some of these items may also have potential nonmedical applications and vice versa.

8 July: Researchers report that they succeeded in using a genetically altered variant of R. sulfidophilum to produce spidroins , the main proteins in spider silk . [ 70 ]
10 November: Scientists show that microorganisms could be employed to mine useful elements from basalt rocks in space. [ 88 ]
25 November: The development of a biotechnology for microbial reactors capable of producing oxygen as well as hydrogen is reported. [ 92 ]
30 November: The 50-year problem of protein structure prediction is reported to be largely solved with an AI algorithm. [ 94 ]
Researchers present a bioprinting method to produce steak-like cultured meat .
The first CRISPR-edited food, tomatoes, goes on public sale.
Researchers introduce and demonstrate the concept of necrobotics .
Remote controlled cyborg cockroaches .
A new CRISPR gene editing/repair tool alternative to fully active Cas9 is reported.
Wastewater surveillance is used to detect monkeypox [ 300 ]
Safety-by-design ways like DNA screening for biosafety and biosecurity to prevent engineered pandemics
A bone-like biocomposite 3D printing ink, BactoInk
Scientists coin and outline a new field ' organoid intelligence ' (OI)
Cell culture-based coffee [ 360 ] [ 361 ]