Drs. Fletcher Taylor and Charles Esmon at the OMRF established filed for a patent on discoveries fore blood clots
In 1988, Dr. Fletcher Taylor and Dr. Charles Esmon from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) filed for…
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Bio-Care given permission to sell NoGall, and the world’s first genetically engineered microbe designed for outdoor use
In 1988, Bio-Care, a company based in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia, was given permission by the…
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First detailed description of the rate of mutation in humans at the DNA level reported at University of Leicester
In 1988, the first detailed description of the rate of mutation in humans at the DNA level was…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
National Cancer Institute journals Cancer Treatment Reports and Journal of the National Cancer Institute were consolidated
In 1988, the National Cancer Institute journals Cancer Treatment Reports and Journal of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
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Biotechnology | Infectious Disease | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched as global burden of polio impacts 350,000 in 125 countries annually
In 1988, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution for the worldwide eradication of polio, marking the launch…
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James C. Wang discovered DNA topoisomerases
In 1988, James C. Wang discovered DNA topoisomerases, which led to greater understanding of enzymes’ role in biological…
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Gertrude B. Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the ‘discoveries of important principles for drug treatment’
In 1988, Gertrude B. Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the ‘discoveries of important…
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Stanford Medicine researchers Isolated pure hematopoietic stem cells from mice
In 1988, pathologist Irving Weissman from Stanford Medicine isolated a rare mouse cell, known as the hematopoetic stem…
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The University of Colorado Cancer Center at the Anschutz Medical Campus received NCI designation
In 1988, the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU) at the Anschutz Medical Campus received National Cancer Institute…
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Yale Cancer Center oncologists performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut
In 1988, oncologists from Yale Cancer Center performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut at the Yale-New…
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Scientists at University of Georgia found 10 times more genetic diversity than has ever been recorded in a single species of soil bacterium
In 1988, scientists at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory find 10 times more genetic diversity…
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FDA approved Protein-conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (PRP-D, ProHibit by Connaught)
On Dec. 22, 1987, the protein-conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (PRP-D, ProHibit by Connaught) was licensed.
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CRISPR sequences discovered in the E. coli genome
In December 1987, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat) sequences were discovered in the E. coli Escherichia…
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The antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, was given FDA approval
In December 1987, the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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The human retinoblastoma (Rb) gene was cloned
On Nov. 30, 1987, scientists at the University of California at San Diego and Wills Eye Hospital announced…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | NIH | USDA
The DCPC established the Laboratory for Nutrition and Cancer Research
On Oct. 15, 1987, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) from the National Cancer Institute…
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The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research was created within the FDA
On Oct. 6, 1987, the Center for Drugs and Biologics within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Imaging | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Mayo Clinic in Arizona Launched
On Jun. 29, 1987, a crew of just 47 physicians and 225 allied health employees rallied to formally…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | FDA | USDA
Advanced Genetic Sciences announced Frostban bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing temperatures
On Jun. 8, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences announced that its Frostban (Ice-minus) bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Environmental | EPA | USDA
Vandals uprooted plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre site at university field station near Tulelake, California
On May 26, 1987, vandals uprooted approximately 3,000 potato plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre…
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University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist planted potato tubers treated with the ice-minus bacterium
On Apr. 29, 1987, University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist Steven Lindow field-tested genetically altered Pseudomonas syringae (known…
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Frostban sprayed on acre of strawberry plants marking the first release of genetically altered bacteria in the U.S.
On Apr. 24, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences (AGS) sprayed Frostban on an acre of strawberry plants in Brentwood,…
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The Last endangered California Condor Was Taken into Captivity
On Apr. 19, 1987, biologists reported the Last wild California Condor was taken into captivity. Only 27 condors…
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Richard Lerner was appointed The Scripps Research Institute’s new director
In 1987, Richard Lerner, chair of the Scripps Department of Molecular Biology, was appointed the research institute’s new…
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Integrated DNA Technologies was founded in Coralville, Iowa
In 1987, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a University of Iowa spin-off company founded by Dr. Joseph Walder, established…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Forestry | Genomics | USDA
Iowa State was the first university to field-test a genetically engineered tree (poplar implanted with a pest-resistance gene from a potato)
In 1987, Dr. Robert Thornburg at Iowa State University (ISU) prepared transgenic tobacco plants expressing a gene that…
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Eli Lilly introduced Humulin insulin identical to that produced by the human body
In 1987, Eli Lilly and Company introduced Humulin insulin identical to that produced by the human body. Humulin…
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene was discovered
In 1987, Boston Children’s Hospital researcher Lous Kunkel and his colleagues discovered the gene that causes Duchenne muscular…
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The University of Minnesota Cancer Center received NCI designation
In 1987, the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, now known as the Masonic Cancer Center, received National Cancer…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
The Case Cancer Center was founded and became an NCI-designated cancer center
In 1987, the Case Cancer Center (Case CCC) at Case Western Reserve University was both founded and became…
