The genome sequence of the potato was published in Nature
On Jul. 10, 2011, members of the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium (PGSC) announced publication of the complete potato…
Genome for endangered Tasmanian tiger was completed
On Jun. 28, 2011, to prevent extinction of the Tasmanian tiger, a team of scientists led by the…
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Sandia and Cray tackled big data in new supercomputing institute
On May 20, 2011, Sandia and supercomputer manufacturer Cray Inc. announced they had signed a cooperative research and…
J. Craig Venter Institute announced Single Virus Genomics
On Mar. 23, 2011, J. Craig Venter Institute researchers announced Single Virus Genomics, enabling the isolation and complete…
UCSF stem cell building was opened, a milestone for the pioneering program
On Feb. 9, 2011, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) celebrated the official opening of the Ray…
Stanford Medicine researchers used skin cells from patients with a severe genetic heart defect to create human heart cells with the same genetic mutation
On Feb. 9, 2011, Stanford researchers used skin cells from patients with a severe genetic heart defect to…
The genome of the Orangutan was sequenced
On Jan. 26, 2011, the Orangutan Genome Sequencing Consortium, a collaboration between the Human Genome Sequencing Center at…
The Belly Button Biodiversity project was launched
On Jan. 3, 2011, the Belly Button Biodiversity project was launched to investigate the microbes inhabiting our navels…
The Earth Microbiome Project was envisoned
On Dec. 31 2010, In a meeting report from the Terabase Metagenomics Workshop in Snowbird, Utah, the Vision…
The genome of the Woodland strawberry was sequenced
On Dec. 26, 2010, an international team ey had sequenced the genome of the woodland strawberry. This diminutive…
Utah State University Scientist Identified World’s Largest Organism
On Sept. 30, 2010, Utah State University geneticist Karen Mock announced that testing of a forest-size collection of…
Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute appointed Jack Faris as CEO
On Sept. 15, 2010, Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute appointed Jack Faris, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer. Previously,…
International consortium published third-generation map of human genetic variation
On Sept. 13, 2010, an international consortium published the largest survey of human genetic variation thus far: a…
The first apple genome was sequenced
On Aug. 30, 2010, the genome sequence of the apple is published in Nature Genetics. Riccardo Velasco and…
The genome of our closest relative, the Neandertal, was sequenced
On May 7, 2010, in a paper released in Science, an international consortium announced sequencing the genome of…
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Stanford researchers for the first time used a healthy person’s complete genome sequence to predict risk for dozens of diseases
On Apr. 29, 2010, Stanford University of researchers announced they had have used a healthy person’s complete genome…
St. Jude Children’s Hospital launched the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project
On Jan. 25, 2010, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine launched a $65…
Researchers completed draft genome sequence for cassava
On Nov. 9, 2009, The Global Cassava Partnership (GCP-21) — a team of academic, government and industry researchers…
The genome of a pig was sequenced by an international consortium
On Nov. 2, 2009, an international consortium lead by Larry Schook at the University of Illinois in Champaign…
The genome of the cucumber was sequenced
On Nov. 1, 2009, an international consortium lead by Chinese and U.S. institutions announced they had sequenced the…
Genetic analysis confirmed the identification of the two missing Romanov children
On Mar. 11, 2009, researchers announced they had DNA evidence that the two individuals recovered from the 2007…
Siteman Cancer Center researchers sequenced the first human cancer genome from a patient was acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
On Nov. 5, 2008, Siteman Cancer Center and The Genome Center researchers Timothy J. Ley, MD, Elaine Mardis,…
Merck announced it was closing its Rosetta Research Center
On Oct. 22, 2008, Merck announced it was closing its Rosetta Research Center and would layoff 300 employees…
Genetic region linked to a five times higher lung cancer risk
On Sept. 2008, a narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer,…
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National Cancer Institute mouse studies identified gene that may influence metastasis risk in breast cancer
On Apr. 29, 2008, National Cancer Institute (NCI) researchers identified a pattern of gene activity in mice that…
National Cancer Institute study of mutations in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma yielded clues for potential new therapies
On Mar. 6, 2008, DNA mutations found in a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has a poor prognosis…
International consortium announced the 1000 Genomes Project
On Jan. 22, 2008, an international research consortium announced the 1000 Genomes Project, an ambitious effort that involved…
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The National Institutes of Health established Human Microbiome Project
On Dec. 19, 2007, the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), a $150 million initiative, was established by the National…
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins received the National Medal of Science award
On Nov. 5, 2007, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins received the National Medal of Science…
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International consortium published second-generation map of human genetic variation
On Oct. 29, 2007, the International HapMap Consortium announced it had published an analyses of its second-generation map…