Landmark studies map how genetic differences drive human diseases
On Oct. 28, 2026, in three landmark studies published in Nature, Australian researchers announced they have made major…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medical Device | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio Platform
On Oct. 20, 2026, OpenAI announced it has acquired Orchestra Bio, a platform that helps biopharma teams coordinate…
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Agriculture | Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | Imaging | Implants | Infectious Disease | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Quantum | Rare Disease | Stem Cell | Vaccine | Women's Health
researchers leaving the U.S. because of funding cuts and politicization of science
On Oct. 19, 2026, the Associated Press has reported that when the Trump administration began upending U.S. scientific…
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Biotechnology | Cardiology | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | NIH | Oncology
Large-scale study advances detection of DNA mutations across the human genome
On Oct. 15, 2026, researchers in a Mayo Clinic-led study have shown how to detect a broad range…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Cardiology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Oncology | Telemedicine
Georgia Tech Opens Super Computer to researchers nationwide
On Oct. 12, 2026, Georgia Tech announced it is opening a new frontier in scientific computing with Nexus,…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Disease | Genomics
New technique holds promise for improved gene editing
On Oct. 7, 2026, a new study describes how scientists fused together components in bacteria that do not…
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Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | WHO
Weizmann Study Reveals a New Master Regulator of Balance in the Brain and Body
On Sept. 30, 2026, a study from the Weizmann Institute of Science, published recently in Endocrinology, reveals a…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Oncology | Organ Transplant | Organoids | Robotics | Software | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
China’s R&D spending hits record 2.8% of GDP, beating OECD average for the first time
On Sept. 30, 2026, the South China Morning Post reported that for the first time, China’s spending on…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Oncology | Organ Transplant | Organoids | Robotics | Software | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
China offers 15-year research grants to the world’s brightest young scientists
On Sept. 29, 2026, China is offering the world’s brightest young scientists generous 15-year research grants for free…
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World-First DNA Test Finds Answers for Patients with Inherited Muscle Disease
On Sept. 24, 2026, a world-first test developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has…
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Google DeepMind Launches AlphaGenome Atlas: A predictive map of every possible DNA letter change in the human genome
On Sept. 8, 2026, Google DeepMind released the AlphaGenome Atlas: a platform containing predictions for the effects of…
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University of California San Diego Study Report expanded DNA alphabet
On Sept. 2, 2026, researchers at University of California San Diego have demonstrated that one of biology’s most…
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Researchers Discover Dozens of Genes Tied to OCD and Tic Disorders
On Aug. 31, 2026, a Rutgers-led international collaboration has identified 36 genes that substantially raise the risk for…
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Northwestern to launch $30 million center to unlock genome’s hidden code
On Aug. 28, 2026, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it has awarded Northwestern University $30 million…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Scientists Decode Gene Circuits of Human Immunity, Fueling New Era of Disease Research
On Aug. 28, 2026, scientists from Gladstone Institutes, UC San Francisco, and Stanford University, in collaboration with Biohub,…
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China releases powerful DNA-screening AI tool for free to help fight rare diseases
On Aug. 10, 2026, Chinese researchers have created an open-source AI system capable of bridging the gap between…
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First complete songbird genome reveals hidden biology
On Aug. 6, 2026, scientists at Rockefeller University’s Jarvis lab announced that they have assembled the first fully…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Nanotechnology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Stanford researchers Use AI to Create New viruses
On Aug. 5, 2026, a team of Stanford University scientists announced using an AI model of their own…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Stanford Medicine researchers awarded $20 million for AI-guided research facilities
On Aug. 5, 2026, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $20 million grant to a collaboration…
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Family History Increases Cancer Risk in BRCA-Tested Patients
On Jul. 30, 2026, a study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators found that women who test…
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Researchers show how early RNA-based life may have repaired its genome, providing insight into the origins of life
On Jul. 13, 2026, In a study published in Nature Communications, Saurja DasGupta, a biochemist at the University…
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Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer
On July 9, 2026, researchers at the University of British Columbia announced they have identified a new form of hereditary…
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New genomic method to track disease outbreaks globally
On Jul. 9, 2026, Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and their collaborators announced Phylo-Plex, a new computational method to…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Environmental | EPA | FDA | Forestry | Genomics | Implants | Infectious Disease | Marine Science | Medical Device | Oncology | Organ Transplant | Organoids | Pharmaceutical | Quantum | Robotics | Software | Stem Cell | U.S. Congress | Vaccine | Veterinary | Women's Health
New PhD Admissions Data Show Threat to U.S. STEM Workforce, Breakthroughs and Innovations
On Jul. 7, 2026, the Association of American Universities (AAU) released new data showing that major research universities…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | CRISPR | CRO | Diagnostics | Genomics | Imaging | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Oncology | Organoids | Pharmaceutical | Robotics | Stem Cell | Therapeutics | Vaccine | Veterinary | Women's Health
Anthropic debuts AI-driven pharma R&D tool, Claude Science
On Jul. 1, 2026, tech giant Anthropic announced it has extended its foray into the life sciences space…
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Colossal Biosciences and US Fish and Wildlife Service Partner to Biobank Every Endangered Species
On Jun. 25, 2026, Colossal Biosciences US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a partnership that aims to collect…
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Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago
On Jun. 17, 2026, scientists announced they have have found the oldest known evidence of the plague, which…
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Genomes from Oceania offer new clues to human evolution
On Jun. 11, 2026, a new Yale University-led study provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive analyses…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Genomics | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Google DeepMind, Google.org and Sanger Institute to launch new AI consortium for genomics
On Jun. 8, 2026, the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Google.org, and Google DeepMind announced they are partnering up to…
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Debugging California: Fighting mosquitoes with mosquitoes
On Jun. 4, 2026, a program called Debug—run by Google’s health research arm—has applied to the EPA to…
