U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Partners Announce Innovative Cloning Advancements for Black-footed Ferret Conservation
On Apr. 17, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its genetic research partners announced the birth…
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Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains
On Apr. 15, 2024, scientists at University of California Riverside demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is…
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Study suggested staying current with COVID-19 vaccinations helped combat emerging variants
On Apr. 12, 2024, Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) announced research that shows using live SARS-CoV-2 virus revealed…
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Vietnam reported first human infection with avian influenza H9N2 virus
On Apr. 12, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Vietnam had reported…
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Study reveals no causal link between neurodevelopmental disorders and acetaminophen exposure before birth
On Apr. 11, 2024, a study of data from more than 2 million children in Sweden reported that…
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Labcorp received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Mpox PCR test home collection kit
On Apr. 10, 2024, LabCorp announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Emergency Use…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) made retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
On Apr. 10, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a…
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Edwards study of NFL alumni cohort found majority suffer From heart disease without knowing it
On Apr. 7, 2024, Edwards Lifesciences announced the release of data from the HUDDLE study that examined the…
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University of Missouri broke ground on building named for former U.S. Senator Roy Blunt
On Apr. 5, 2024, groundbreaking was held for the Roy Blunt Soil Testing and Research Laboratory at the…
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CDC reported human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Texas
On Apr. 5, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a person in…
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FDA approved new antibiotic for three different uses
On Apr. 3, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Basilea Pharmaceutica’s Zevtera (ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza USDA in dairy herd in Idaho
On Apr. 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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Otsuka and Click Therapeutics announce FDA clearance of Rejoyn, first prescription digital therapeutic for MDD
On Apr. 1, 2024, Otsuka Pharmaceutica and Click Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza USDA in dairy herd in New Mexico
On Apr. 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency invested $25 million for discovery and preclinical research, patient support program
On Mar. 29, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
CDC reported first human infection in 2024 with influenza virus from pigs
On Mar. 29, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an infection with an…
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Idaho Department of Agriculture reported avian influenza detected in Cassia County dairy herd
On Mar. 28, 2024, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced it had identified a highly pathogenic…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | USDA
USDA-APHIS Determined Yield10 Bioscience’s Omega-3 Camelina Varieties May Be Planted and Bred in the U.S.
On Mar. 27, 2024, Yield10 Bioscience announced that USDA-APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services (“BRS”) has determined that Yield10’s Camelina…
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Genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries
On Mar. 27, 2024, researchers from Trinity College Dublin announced they had recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two…
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USDA completed laboratory modernization to advance pecan breeding and research
On Mar. 27, 2024, the Pecan Breeding and Genetics Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research…
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WHO launched CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses
On Mar. 27, 2024, the World Health Organization announced it had launched a network for coronaviruses, CoViNet, to…
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Action needed to improve U.S. Smallpox readiness and diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics
On Mar. 26, 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report that says that…
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Roche received FDA approval for the first molecular test to screen for malaria in blood donors
On Mar. 26, 2024, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the cobas…
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USDA, HHS announced actions to reduce impact and spread of H5N1
On Mar. 25, 2024, immediately following the first detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in the Texas panhandle…
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The White House announced launching of a National Bioeconomy Board
On Mar. 22, 2024, the White House announced the creation of the National Bioeconomy Board. The Board will…
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FDA issued EUA for Pemgarda (pemivibart) for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in certain adults and adolescents
On Mar. 22, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the an emergency use authorization for…
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FDA approved nonsteroidal treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
On Mar. 21, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Italfarmaco’s Duvyzat (givinostat) oral medication for…
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Eledon Pharma announced use of tegoprubart in first-ever transplant of genetically modified kidney from a pig to a human
On Mar. 21, 2024, Eledon Pharmaceuticals announced that tegoprubart, the company’s investigational anti-CD40L antibody, was used as a…
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In a first, genetically edited pig kidney was transplanted into a human
On Mar. 21, 2024, Harvard Medical School physician-scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital announced they had successfully transplanted a…
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Goat tested positive for same influenza virus affecting poultry in Stevens County, Minnesota
On Mar. 20, 2024, the Minnesota Board of Health announced that a Stevens County goat kid (juvenile goat)…
