The Arkansas Biosciences Institute was founded
In 2000, the Arkansas Biosciences Institute was founded during a statewide planning process for use of the state’s…
In 2000, the Arkansas Biosciences Institute was founded during a statewide planning process for use of the state’s…
On Mar. 16, 1999, Pioneer Hi-Bred was acquired by DuPont Co. for cash and stock valued at about…
In 1999, a diagnostic test allowed quick identification of Bovine Spongicorm Encephalopathy (BSE, also known as ‘mad cow’…
On Nov. 23, 1998, The University of California, Berkeley and the Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute announced that they…
On Oct. 8, 1998, a team from Kinki University reported the first successful cloning of adult cows. To…
In 1998, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began surveillance of swine for influenza virus in the U.S….
In 1998, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center was founded. The independent, nonprofit research center was the result…
On Mar. 15, 1996, Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) corn, was first introduced by Monsanto and adopted in the United…
In 1996, the first genetically engineered crop was commercialized. The first genetically modified plant was produced a short…
In 1996, food poisoning in the U.S. cost an estimated $22 billion, according to a congressional study. In…
In 1996, Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI) was founded in Austin. The mission of the Texas Healthcare…
On Aug. 22, 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the commercial production and distribution of the Bt…
On Dec. 12, 2018, the scientists behind the Horse Genome Project released scientific standards for genetic testing. The…
On May 17, 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved of the first genetically modified food:…
In 1994, Iowa Biotech Association (IBA) was Founded as a 501(c)6 non-profit trade association to unify Iowa’s bioscience…
In 1994, the Science Coalition was founded. The Science Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of more than…
On Nov. 5, 1993, Bovine somatotropin (BST) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with the…
In 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared genetically-engineered foods are not inherently dangerous and do…
On Feb. 29, 1992, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Â announced new food labeling rules. The purpose…
In 1991, FAAN (The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network) was established by Anne Munoz-Furlong, at a time when…
In 1991, Honeycrisp (Malus pumila), an apple cultivar (cultivated variety) developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station’s Horticultural…
On Apr. 22, 1990, the second Earth Day was celebrated by more than 225 million people. The first…
In 1989, Deputy Health Minister Edwina Currie announced that most of the egg production in Britain was infected…
On Oct. 10, 1989, Ohio University (OU) announced that it had received a patent for a genetic engineering…
On Jun. 30, 1988, The California Genetic Resources Conservation Program was closed by the Division. In 1985, California…
In 1988, Bio-Care, a company based in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia, was given permission by the…
On Oct. 15, 1987, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) from the National Cancer Institute…
On Jun. 8, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences announced that its Frostban (Ice-minus) bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing…
On May 26, 1987, vandals uprooted approximately 3,000 potato plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre…
On Apr. 29, 1987, University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist Steven Lindow field-tested genetically altered Pseudomonas syringae (known…