====== Cetus Corporation ======

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**Cetus Corporation** was an American biotechnology company based in [[:united_states:california:Emeryville]], [[:united_states:California]]. It is described as the first biotechnology company.((//First-Hand:Starting Up Cetus, the First Biotechnology Company - 1973 to 1982.// (2015, March 4). Engineering and Technology History Wiki. https://archive.ph/WdWMF))

[[:Kary Mullis]] pioneered the use of [[:polymerase chain reaction]] (PCR) while working at Cetus.((Rabinow, P. (1996). //Making PCR: a story of biotechnology.// University Of Chicago Press. https://archive.org/details/makingpcrstoryof00rabi/mode/1up))

===== History =====

Cetus was founded in 1971 by [[:Donald Glaser]], [[:Moshe Alafi]], [[:Ron Cape]], and [[:Peter Farley]].

===== External links =====

  * [[https://sites.google.com/housatonicits.com/home0004/research/cetus-corp|Housatonic]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetus_Corporation|Wikipedia]]