After obtaining the genes from a laboratory which creates genetic sequences on demand, he implanted the genes into e.coli bacteria, which he then grew in a petri dish.
According to the upmarket estate agent, while inflation-adjustedhouse prices grew 68pc in the Noughties, prices will grow just 40pc in the next decade.
Each new scientific advance became a media event designed to capture public support, and by the 1980s, biotechnology grew into a promising real industry.