Tomato genome was published in Nature
On May 31, 2012, the tomato genome was published in Nature on May 31, 2012, culminating years of…
The Golden Goose Award was founded
On Apr. 25, 2012 U.S. Representatives Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), and Robert J. Dold (R-Ill.) joined…
United Nations Foundation launched Shot@Life campaign
On Apr. 1, 2012, the United Nations Foundation launched Shot@Life campaign. Shot@Life Champions represent strong supporters across the…
Draft sequence of the gorilla genome was published
On Mar. 8, 2012, an international team led by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute announced they…
Entire genome of extinct Denisovan human decoded from fossil
On Feb. 7, 2012, The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, Germany, completed the genome sequence…
Soybeans were domesticated
On Jan. 6, 2012, scientists reported that small-seeded soybeans indicating wild-type soybeans date to 9,000 years ago. Historical…
Revive & Restore was founded
In 2012, Ryan Phelan and Stewart Brand founded the Revive & Restore project within The Long Now Foundation,…
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was first reported in Saudi Arabia
In 2012, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a viral respiratory illness, was first reported in Saudi Arabia in…
Vaccines containing cell-cultured virus became available
In 2012, vaccines containing cell-cultured virus became available. Even though eggs continued to be the primary means of…
Infectious disease diagnostics was formed on the basis of detailed RNA structure of specific pathogens
In 2012, Harvard scientists led by Deborah Hung showed that a detailed RNA signature of specific pathogens can…
Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center opened 8 Smilow Cancer Care Centers in Connecticut
In 2012, Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center opened 8 Smilow Cancer Care Centers in Connecticut.
Samantha Lewis at OSU won the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Undergraduate Diversity Mentoring Award
In 2012, Samantha Lewis, a senior in the Oregon State University College of Science, won the Society for…
The Alberta Transplant Institute was founded
On Dec. 16, 2011, the $1.28 million dollar Alberta Transplant Innovation Fund (ATIF) was established to fund research…
Addition of history of intussusception as a contraindication for rotavirus vaccination
On Oct. 21, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved revised prescribing information and…
Researchers reconstructed genome of the Black Death
On Oct. 13, 2011, an international team, led by researchers at McMaster University and the University of Tubingen…
UC-Berkeley neuroscientists first used NMR to elucidate mental images
On Sept. 22, 2011, UC-Berkeley neuroscientists, led by Jack Gallant, used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and computational…
President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
On Sept. 16, 2012 President Barack Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act which overhauled the U.S. patent…
The Monroe Cancer Center opened
On Sept. 2, 2011, the Monroe Cancer Center opened as a joint venture between Karmanos Cancer Institute, Mercy…
National survey indicated HPV vaccine rates trail other teen vaccines
On Aug. 25, 2011, the National survey indicated HPV vaccine rates trail other teen vaccines. About 6 million…
Institute of Medicine issued the report titled “Review of Adverse Effects of Vaccines”
On Aug. 25, 2011, the Institute of Medicine issued the report titled “Review of Adverse Effects of Vaccines.”…
The FDA approved Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin)
On Aug. 19, 2011, the FDA approved Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin), making it the first drug for…
Genentech medicine approved for certain type of melanoma
On Aug. 17, 2011, Genentech announced that Elborafï¾® (vemurafenib) was approved by the FDA for the treatment of…
Genentech drug Zelboraf (vemurafenib) was approved
On Aug. 16, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vemurafenib tablets (Zelboraf, Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc.) for…
HIV/AIDS researcher David Ho won NIDA’s 2011 Avant-Garde Award
On Aug. 12, 2011, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of NIH, announced that Dr. David…
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Genomeon was established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia
On Aug. 11, 2011, Genomeon was established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia by Dr. Harold…
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Siteman Cancer Center performed its 5,000th bone marrow transplant
On Aug. 9, 2011, the Siteman Cancer Center announced that it had performed its 5,000th bone marrow transplant,…
National Breastfeeding Month was established
On Aug. 6, 2011, the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) officially declared that August is National Breastfeeding Month….
The Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health discontinued operations
On Jul. 7, 2011 the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health announced that it would cease operations…
FDA approved Boostrix to prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in older people
On Jul. 8, 2011, the FDA approved Boostrix (Tdap, GlaxoSmithKline) to prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in older…
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…