In 1987 , Michael Houghton , Qui-Lim Choo , and George Kuo at Chiron Corporation , collaborating with Dr. D.W. Bradley at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , used a novel molecular cloning approach to identify the unknown organism and develop a diagnostic test .
In 1987 , Michael Houghton , Qui-Lim Choo , and George Kuo at Chiron Corporation , collaborating with Dr. D.W. Bradley from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , used a new molecular cloning approach to identify the unknown organism and develop a diagnostic test .