Biology · History of Biotechnology

Which landmark event in 1953 marked a major turning point in modern molecular biology and biotechnology?

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1The isolation of the first restriction enzyme
2The discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick✓
3The initial development of recombinant DNA technology by Cohen and Boyer
4The development of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) by Kary Mullis

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The discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick

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