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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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…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Environmental | Genomics
Artificial Womb Construction Nearing Completion
On May 19, 2026, Colossal Biosciences announced it is developing a functional artificial womb capable of growing a…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Environmental | Genomics
Colossal Biosciences Artificial Egg Hatches 26 Chickens in Breakthrough Step Toward Dodo and Moa De-Extinction
On May 19, 2026, Colossal Biosciences announced their artificial egg — a silicone-membrane synthetic shell system — successfully…
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Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine
On May 18, 2026, scientists from the University of York and University of Copenhagen announced they have uncovered…
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Debug by Google expands Singapore site to accelerate AI and automation inglobal fight against mosquito-borne diseases
On May 12, 2026, Debug, a Google initiative to reduce mosquito-borne diseases,announced the expansion of its research and…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Genomics | Veterinary
Colossal Biosciences Is Working to Bring Back the Bluebuck, an Antelope Hunted to Extinction in 1800
On Apr. 30, 2026, Colossal Biosciences, the world’s de-extinction company, announced that it is working to de-extinct the…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Biohub Launches the Virtual Biology Initiative to Galvanize a Global Effort to Create the Open Data Foundation for AI-Accelerated Biolog
On Apr. 29, 2026, Biohub announced the Virtual Biology Initiative, a landmark five-year initiative to galvanize a global…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Oncology | Therapeutics
Roche Expands Foundation Medicine With Acquisition of SAGA Diagnostics’ Tumor-Informed Molecular Residual Disease Platform for $595 million
On Apr. 15, 2026, Foundation Medicine, an independent affiliate of the Roche group, announced it is set to…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Chemistry | Genomics
Hackers meet their match: New DNA encryption protects engineered cells from within
On Apr. 11, 2026, in Science Advances, a team of U.S. researchers present a new approach to genetically…
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Genome loaded onto a quantum computer in world first
On Apr. 9, 2026, scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Melbourne,…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Nanotechnology | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Rare Disease | Stem Cell | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine | Women's Health
Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs
On Apr. 8, 2026, the Trump administration will not be asking the Supreme Court to take up its…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Diagnostics | Genomics | Implants | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Quantum | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
China Tops U.S. in R&D Spending
On Mar. 31, 2026, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), reports that China has officially crept…
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Canine companions: revealing the genetic history of our first friends
On Mar. 24, 2026, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute report that the largest ancient DNA study of…
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DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins
On Mar. 24, 2026, a study published in Nature describes how researchers are pulling clues from genetic material…
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An analysis of 2.2 million people reveals shared and substance-specific genetic pathways for addiction risk
On Mar. 20, 2026, researchers of a Rutgers Health–led study led by Holly Poore, a faculty instructor of psychiatry…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Clinical Research | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
CDC Reports Detection and Surveillance of New SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2
On Mar. 19, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that as of February 11,…
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National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’
On Mar. 19, 2026, a nationwide STAT survey of federally funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald…
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Astrobiologists Find All Five Nucleobases in Asteroid Ryugu
On Mar. 17, 2026, an international research team, including scientists from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and…
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Researchers Develop New Way to Safely Insert Gene-Sized DNA Into the Genome
On Mar. 11, 2026, taking a step towards developing genetic therapies at scale, researchers from Mass General Brigham…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Materials | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Quantum | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
PNNL Powers Biotechnology, Grid Operations, Nuclear Science Through Genesis AI for Science Mission
On Feb. 17, 2026, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announces it has joined…
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Cardiology | Diagnostics | Disease | Energy | Environmental | EPA | Genomics | Neurology | Oncology | U.S. Congress | Women's Health
EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
On Feb. 12 2026, the Trump administration revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Nanotechnology | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Quantum | Stem Cell | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent
On Feb. 10, 2026, France announced late last week that it would be awarding funds to 46 scientists…
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Texas A&M Researchers identify novel RNA linked to cancer patient survival
On Jan. 30, 2026, researchers at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) announced they…
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Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease
On Jan. 28, 2026, researchers at Google DeepMind have unveiled their latest artificial intelligence tool and claimed it…
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Study reveals genetic factors influencing pregnancy loss
On Jan. 21, 2026, a Johns Hopkins University-led team demonstrated robust connections between specific variations in a mother’s…
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U.S. healthcare spending soars to over $5 trillion in 2024
On Jan. 14, 2026, U.S. healthcare spending rose by 7.2% to $5.3 trillion in 2024 from $4.9 trillion…
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Illumina introduces Billion Cell Atlas to accelerate AI and drug discovery
On Jan. 13, 2026, Illumina introduced the world’s largest genome-wide genetic perturbation dataset, being built to accelerate drug…
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Scientists Map the Human Genome in 4D
On Dec. 22, 2025, scientists at Northwestern University announced a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure…
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Biotechnology | CMO | CRO | Genomics | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Samsung Biologics Expands U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities with Acquisition of Human Genome Sciences from GSK
On Dec. 21, 2025, Samsung Biologics announced that its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Samsung Biologics America, has entered…
