Biotech & Genetics · Recorded milestone
Metagenomics
Recorded year2004
Sequencing all the DNA in gut, soil or seawater samples reveals whole microbial communities without culturing them.
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- LaserRecorded · 1960requires
- Recombinant DNARecorded · 1973requires
- DNA sequencingRecorded · 1977enables
- Human genome sequencedRecorded · 2003enables
Led to
- Deep biosphere mappedRecorded · 2018enables
- Global pathogen early warningRecorded · 2022enables
- AI nutrition coach for allForecast · ~2029enables
- Engineered soil microbiomesForecast · ~2029enables
- Engineered-pathogen sensorsForecast · ~2030enables
- Living skincare microbesForecast · ~2031enables
- Evolution-tested nutrient-locked remediationForecast · ~2037enables
- Engineered gut microbiomesForecast · ~2040enables
- Mirror-life safeguardsForecast · ~2040enables
- Microbiome medicinesForecast · ~2052enables
- Every species trackedForecast · ~2080enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.