Genomic data shows widespread mpox transmission in West Africa prior to 2022 global outbreak
On May 19, 2025, Scripps scientists, in collaboration with researchers in Nigeria and Cameroon, announced genomic data has…
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Regeneron to Acquire 23andMe® for $256 Million
On May 19, 2025, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced it has been named the successful bidder in the bankruptcy auction…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Oncology | Therapeutics
Jumping genes Alters the Genome
On May 19, 2025, researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) announced they have have discovered how…
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Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People
On May 15, 2025, researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, announced…
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World’s first patient treated with personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
On May 15, 2025, a team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine announced that a…
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Tough microbes found in NASA cleanrooms hold clues to space survival and biotech
On May 12, 2025, a study by scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and several institutes across…
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Gates to give away virtually all of His wealth in the next twenty Years
On May 8, 2025, Bill Gates announced that he has decided to give away his money back to…
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Scientists Unveil the Structure of the Receptor Responsible for How We Taste Sweetness
On May 7, 2025, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Charles Zuker and members of his Columbia University lab…
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Agriculture Minister Announces Two Genome-Edited Rice Varieties Developed in India, a World First
On May 4, 2025, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that two genome-edited…
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NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
On May 1, 2025, the staff members at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) were told to “stop…
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Century-old genetics mystery of Mendel’s peas finally solved
On Apr. 23, 2025, a team of researchers led by the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich, UK,…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Genomics | USDA
WSU’s Jon Oatley helps lead congressionally mandated report on genetically modified food animals
On Apr. 23, 2025, a Washington State University researcher was reported among a select few scientists who unveiled…
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Annual Report to the Nation Shows Cancer Deaths Continue to Decline
On Apr. 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that overall death rates from cancer declined steadily among…
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Cartoon Illustrating “The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” Published
On Apr. 21, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Healthcare in…
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Six ape genomes sequenced telomere-to-telomere
On Apr. 9, 2025, an international, multi-institutional team of researchers announced that comprehensive reference genomes have now been…
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National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology Urges Swift Action to Protect U.S. National Security
On Apr. 8, 2025, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology delivered its major report and action plan…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Environmental | Genomics
Colossal Biosciences announces de-extinction of dire wolf
On Apr. 7, 2025, scientists at Colossal Biosciences announced the successful de-extinction of the dire wolf with the…
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Small Number of Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus
On Apr. 4, 2025, a team from Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School reported research that shows how…
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Europe steps up recruitment of U.S. scientists
On April 3, France’s Université Paris-Saclay said it is one of dozens of European institutions ramping up efforts…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Disease | Genomics | Oncology | Therapeutics
Novel genomic screening tool enables precision reverse-engineering of genetic programming in cells
On Apr. 3, 2025, a collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center…
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Landmark Study Highlights Cloning as a Proven Conservation Tool for Species on the Brink
On April 2, 2025, Wildlife conservation nonprofit Revive & Restore published a landmark study in the peer-reviewed journal…
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U.S. biotechs warn tariffs could impede access to cures, stifle innovation
On Mar. 26, 2025, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released results from a membership survey that underscores the…
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Rice research team creates universal RNA barcoding system for tracking gene transfer in bacteria
On Mar. 18, 2025, an interdisciplinary group of researchers from Rice University announced they have created a new…
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Beam Therapeutics Announces Positive Data in Trial Demonstrating First Ever Clinical Genetic Correction of a Disease-causing Mutation
On Mar. 10, 2025, Beam Therapeutics announced initial safety and efficacy data from its Phase 1/2 trial of…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Environmental | Genomics
Scientists from Colossal Biosciences genetically engineer mice with extinct woolly mammoth
On Mar. 4, 2025, Colossal Biosciences announced that its scientists have simultaneously edited seven genes in mice embryos…
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“Earth is a Rock, Let the DNA Mold me” rewritten hit Rock n’ Roll Song Celebrating ‘Science’ released
On Mar. 3, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com announced the release of “Earth is a Rock, Let the DNA Mold Me”…
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New methods reveal cancer mechanism in ancient genes
On Mar. 3, 2025, researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center announced they have discovered an overlooked mechanism driving…
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Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea
On Feb. 18, 2025, a research expedition led by Antonio Alcamí at the Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center…
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‘Junk’ RNA segments play role in protein production, cell stress response
On Feb. 11, 2025, scientists from Ohio State University (OSU) have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA…
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evolution of plague traced to Bronze Age Sheep with Yersinia pestis genome
On Feb. 7, 2025, an international team of researchers reported Yersinia pestis genome had been recovered from a…
