Scientists discovered the oldest evidence of life on Earth in fossils located in the Nuvvuagittuq belt in Quebec
On Mar. 2, 2017, scientists discovered the oldest evidence of life on Earth in fossilized microorganisms that are…
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Human Cell Atlas Initiative launched
On Oct. 13, 2016, the Cell Atlas Initiative was launched at a meeting at The Wellcome Trust in…
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Fords’ $7 million gift initiated renovation of University of Oregon’s Pacific Hall
On Jun. 17, 2016, the University of Oregon (UO) announced that Cheryl and Allyn Ford had made a…
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FDA revised the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
On May 27, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had amended its labeling regulations for…
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Institute for Systems Biology and Providence Health & Services launched joint research and clinical care
On Mar. 14, 2006, Providence Health & Services and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) announced an affiliation…
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Living bacteria reported riding with earth’s upper air currents
On Jan. 11, 2016, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research scientist David J. Smith reported finding that…
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Wei Yang, Ph.D, received the SCBA Presidential Award for her achievements and leadership in structural biology
On May 1, 2015, Wei Yang, Ph.D, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, received the…
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The first-ever World Birth Defects Day was observed
On Mar. 3, 2015, the first-ever World Birth Defects Day was observed with the support of 12 organizations….
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Researchers announced they had sequenced the genomes of all 15 species of Darwin’s finches
On Feb. 11, 2015, researchers announced they had sequenced the genomes of all 15 species of Darwin’s finches,…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biology | Biotechnology | Disease | Marine Science | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
CSHL received $50 million to establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology
On Jul. 7, 2014, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced a $50 million gift from Jim and Marilyn…
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Institute for Applied Life Sciencesﾠ (IALS) was founded
In 2014, the Institute for Applied Life Sciences ﾠ(IALS) was founded at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with…
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Alan Aderem, PhD, became president of Seattle BioMed – only the second in its more than 35-year history
On Jan. 1, 2012 Alan Aderem, Ph.D., became president of Seattle BioMed, now known as Center for Infectious…
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The Danforth Foundation’s made final gift of $70 million to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
On Jan. 12, 2011, The Danforth Foundation’s made a final gift of $70 million to the Donald Danforth…
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Biology | Biotechnology | Energy | Environmental | EPA | Neurology | NIH
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) responded to the Deepwater Horizon containment and cleanup
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a…
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Researchers described successful construction of the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell
On May 20, 2010, researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Maryland published results describing the successful…
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David Suzuki received the Right Livelihood Award for his climate change activism
On Oct. 13, 2009, environmentalist and former genetics professor David Suzuki received the Right Livelihood Award for his…
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BJC Institute of Health at Washington University established to house the Center for Cancer Biology
On Oct. 30, 2007, the Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJC) Institute of Health at Washington University was established, to house…
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Biology | Diagnostics | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology | Therapeutics
National Cancer Institute Annual Report to the Nation finds cancer death rate decline doubling
on Oct. 15, 2007, the annual report from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) showed that cancer death rates…
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Richard Nakamura, PhD, became the first Asian American scientific director of the National Institute of Mental Health
In 2007, Richard Nakamura, Ph.D., became the first Asian American scientific director of the National Institute of Mental…
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The U.S. Surgeon General released a report on the harmful health consequences of involuntary exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke
On Jun. 27, 2006, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report on the harmful health consequences of involuntary…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Ophthalmogy | Therapeutics
The Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing was renamed as SightLife to better reflect its national and international role
In 2006, the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing renamed Northwest Lions…
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Iowa State’s NASA Center closed after six years of success
On Dec. 30, 2005, The NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center (FTCSC) at Iowa State University closed with…
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Agriculture | Biology | Diagnostics | FDA | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
Passage of Food Allergy Labeling Act required labeling of foods that may cause allergic reaction
On Dec. 12, 2005, the U.S. Congress approved the passage of the Food Allergy Labeling and Consumer Protection…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
The Medically Fragile Children’s Program was established at the Medical University of South Carolina
On Aug. 18, 2005, the Medically Fragile Children’s Program was established at the Medical University of South Carolina…
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50th anniversary of the Salk Polio vaccine
On Apr. 12, 2005 marked the 50th anniversary of the announcement that the polio vaccine, developed by Jonas…
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Biology | Diagnostics | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
National Cancer Institute’s Annual Report to the Nation found cancer incidence and death rates on the decline
On Jun. 3, 2004, the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Annual Report to the Nation found cancer incidence and…
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The Institute for Systems Biology was founded in Seattle
On Oct. 12, 1999, the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) was founded in Seattle by Alan Aderem, Ruedi…
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Harvard Medical School-based scientists established the Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology
In 1998, Harvard Medical School-based scientists established the Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology (ICCB), to facilitate the…
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Analysis of genes in living organisms suggested that the world’s first animals emerged a billion years ago
On Jun. 14, 1996, an analysis of genes in living organisms suggested that the world’s first animals emerged…
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Biology | Chemistry | Diagnostics | Disease | Therapeutics
The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology was established at The Scripps Research Institute
In 1996, the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology was established at The Scripps Research Institute, thanks to a…
