Emeryville in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

PCR Park

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 10, 2020

1. PCR Park Marker

Inscription. This plaque commemorates the pioneering scientists on this campus who have made discoveries and advances that are essential to many areas of life science research, forensics, and patient care.

• 1983 - 1991: Discovery and development of the Nobel Prize-winning polymerase chain reaction technology ("PCR")

• 1984: First sequencing of the HIV genome

• 1988: First blood test for Hepatitis B virus

• 1989: Discovery of the Hepatitis C virus

• And so many more!

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.

Location. 37° 50.151′ N, 122° 17.333′ W. Marker is in Emeryville, California, in Alameda County. It is on 53rd Street west of Hollis Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Emeryville CA 94608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere,

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in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Northern Railway (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shell Mound Park (about 700 feet away); Emeryville’s Horse Racetrack (approx. 0.2 miles away); Emeryville’s Mexican Heritage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Two Emeryville Pioneers (approx. ¼ mile away); Xučyun Park (Huchiun Park) (approx. ¼ mile away); Judson Manufacturing (approx. ¼ mile away); Sherwin-Williams (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emeryville.

Also see . . . History of polymerase chain reaction (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 10, 2020.)

PCR Park Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 10, 2020

2. PCR Park Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.