Zoetis Announces Agreement to Acquire Basepaws, an Innovative Leader in Petcare Genetics
On Jun. 7, 2022, Zoetis announced an agreement to acquire Basepaws, a privately held petcare genetics company, which…
Ultima Genomics delivered the $100 genome
On May 31, 2022, Ultima Genomics emerged from stealth business mode with a new high-throughput, low-cost sequencing platform…
Computer model predicted dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants
On May 24, 2022, scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the University of Massachusetts…
Tabula Sapiens multiple-organ, single-cell transcriptomic atlas of humans published
On May 13, 2022, the Tabula Sapiens Consortium announced it had published a molecular reference atlas for more…
Researchers generated the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome
On Mar. 21, 2022, in support of the Cancer Moonshot goal of fostering data sharing in cancer research,…
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NIHﾒs All of Us Research program released first genomic dataset of nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences
On Mar. 17, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced that nearly 100,000 highly diverse whole genome sequences…
FDA made low-risk determination for marketing of products from genome-edited beef cattle after safety review
On Mar. 7, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had made a low-risk determination for…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | USDA
Yield10 Bioscience Field Test Results Show Seed Oil Content Increase in Camelina and Canola
On Mar. 1, 2022, Yield10 Bioscience announced that 2021 field test results showed that the trait C3020 tested…
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U.S. patent appeal board ruled against University of California in CRISPR interference
On Feb. 28, 2022, the Patent and Trial Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)…
Nasal spray booster keeps COVID-19 at bay
On Feb. 8, 2022, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced The program, named Codetta, can read the genome…
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Cancer MoonShot program reignited
On Feb. 2, 2022, President Biden announced a reignition of the Cancer Moonshot, that highlighted new goals: to…
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Evolution of CRISPR
The Evolution of CRISPR illustrates its climb out of the primordial ocean on the backs of eukaryotic cells…
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PacBio’s HiFiViral Surveillance Kit Performance not impacted by Omicron mutations
On Dec. 28, 2021, Pacific Biosciences announced that its new HiFiViral SARS-CoV-2 solution had successfully sequenced and captured…
Diverse genome sequences provided a powerful tool for studying risk of heart disease
On Dec. 8, 2021, in a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number…
Genomics England sets out vision for newborn genomes research pilot
On Dec. 3, 2021, Genomics England has announced its vision for a pilot research project to examine the…
Illumina and Genetic Alliance Launch $120 million globa initiative to increase equity and improve outcomes for families impacted by genetic disease
On Nov. 16, 2021, Illumina and Genetic Alliance announced the creation of the iHopeﾙ Genetic Health program aimed…
Howard Hughes Medical Institute’ Codetta Program deciphered genetic code in 250,000 genomes
On Nov. 9, 2021, Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced the program, named Codetta, can read the genome sequence…
LogicBio Therapeutics announced early clinical trial results demonstrated first-ever in vivo genome editing in children
On Oct. 18, 2021, LogicBio Therapeutics announced clinical trial results that demonstrated the first-ever in vivo genome editing…
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Winners of 2022 Breakthrough Prizes In Life Sciences announced
On Sept. 22, 2021, the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and its founding sponsors announced the 2022 winners of the…
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NIH provided $185 million for research to advance understanding of how human genome functions
On Sept. 9, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was providing approximately $185 million…
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NIH study illuminated origins of lung cancer in never smokers
On Sept. 6, 2021, a genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has…
Coronavirus Epidemics first hit more than 21,000 years ago
On Sept. 2 , 2021, an Oxford University Study showed that the most recent common ancestor of these…
Illumina donated US $1 Million in sequencing capabilities for COVID-19 genomic surveillance in India
On Aug. 3, 2021, Illumina announced it had donated US $1 million in sequencing capabilities to the Molecular…
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COVID-19 PPE distribution
Cast of Characters: Jay Inslee, Governor, Washington | Gavin Newsom, Governor, California | Doug Ducey, Governor, Arizona |…
Large collaboration created cell atlas of COVID-19 pathology
On Apr. 29, 2021, scientists from several hospitals and research centers reported what happens in individual cells of…
HHMI announced project to read genomes of all 70,000 vertebrate species
On Apr. 28, 2021, HHMI investigator Erich Jarvis and dozens of colleagues announced they had launched an ambitious…
Scientists released error-free genomes of 25 animals with another 70,000 coming up
On Apr. 28, 2021, Rockefeller University researchers announced the launch the Vertebrate Genomes Project, an ambitious initiative launched…
Mayo Clinic study found colon cancer driven by hereditary gene mutations in 1 in 6 patients
On Apr. 19, 2021, the Mayo Clinic announced a study that bolstered evidence that colorectal cancer is often…
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Texas A&M lab identified new COVID-19 variant; genome suggested potential resistance to antibodies
On Apr. 19, 2021, scientists at the Texas A&M University Global Health Research Complex (GHRC) announced they had…
FDA issued an EUA to the Twist Bioscience for their SARS-CoV-2 NGS assay.
On Mar. 26, 2021, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Twist Bioscience for their…