USDA confirmed COVID-19 infection in a Binturong and a Fishing Cat at an Illinois Zoo
On Oct. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS) announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the…
Lumen Bioscience awarded Federal funding to advance Covid-19 antibody cocktail through phase 2 clinical evaluation
On Oct. 6, 2021, Lumen Bioscience announced new development funding from the US Army for its Covid-19 monoclonal…
WHO recommended groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
On Oct. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among…
NIH researchers linked depression during pregnancy to placental gene modifications
On Oct. 6, 2021, a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that episodes…
NIH BRAIN Initiative unveiled detailed Atlas of the Mammalian Primary Motor Cortex
On Oct. 6, 2021, the The NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologiesﾮ (BRAIN?) Initiative Cell Census Network…
Vaccination linked reduction of over a quarter million COVID-19 cases, 100,000 hospitalizations, and 39,000 deaths among seniors
On Oct. 5, 2021, a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showed…
Johnson & Johnson submitted EUA amendment to FDA to support booster of single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 5, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced it had submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug…
Earliest physical trace of beer found at a site called Godin Tepe
The earliest physical trace of beer dates back to the late fourth millennium BC in present day Iran…
Chinese growers used powdered chrysanthemum (pyrethrins) as the first insecticide
Around 100 BCE, Chinese growers used powdered chrysanthemum (pyrethrins) as the first insecticide.
World’s oldest evidence for the earliest small-scale plant cultivation was discovered
World’s oldest evidence dating to 23000 BCE for the earliest small-scale plant cultivation was discovered by Dani Nadel…
Egyptians used bleeding
A tomb illustration in Memphis, Egypt, depictded a patient being bled from the foot and neck. Though the…
Babylonian Code of Hammurabi prescribed regulations for date palm orchards
The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1754 BCE), one of the oldest legal texts in the world, prescribes…
Pigeons were domesticated
Archeological evidence points to human use of pigeons as a food source as early as 10,000 years ago…
Phoenicians disseminated the olive throughout the Greek isles
In the 16th century BCE the Phoenicians started disseminating the olive throughout the Greek isles, later introducing it…
The Torah offered instructions for isolating lepers
The Torah offered instructions for isolating lepers, the first published guidance for health confinement occurred around 400-600 BCE.
ACON’s Flowflexﾙ COVID-19 home test received FDA EUA
On Oct. 4, 2021, ACON Laboratories announced that its Flowflexﾙ COVID-19 Antigen Home Test had been authorized for…
Farmers in China, Egypt and Sumeria began using fermentation
Around 8000 BCE, farmers in China, Egypt and Sumeria began using fermentation to produce cheese and wine. One…
US Department of Defense announced mandatory coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination of civilian employees
On Oct. 4, 2021, the the Secretary of Defense directed the mandatory vaccination of Service members against the…
The Council of Lyons in Lyon, France restricted lepers from pubic association
In 583 BCE, the Council of Lyons in Lyon, France restricted lepers from freely associating with healthy persons.
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian ‘for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch’
On Oct. 4, 2021, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to David Julius and Ardem…
Earliest known evidence of cheese making found in Croatia, Poland and Switzerland
Earliest known evidence of cheese making was found in Croatia dated to 7200 BCE. Residues from sherds of…
Chinese healers created the first antibiotic to treat boils
Around 600 BCE, Chinese healers created the first antibiotic – moldy soybean curds – to treat boils.
Hippocrates described mumps, diphtheria, epidemic jaundice, and other conditions
Around 500 BCE, Hippocrates, a pioneering physician in the history of Medicine, and considered as the principal author…
Animal Biosecurity and Agro-Defense Program launched at Auburn
On Oct. 2, 2021, the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine was announced as the home to the…
Humanigen submitted all planned modules forpotential conditional Marketing Authorization from UKﾒs MHRA
On Oct. 1, 2021, Humanigen announced it had submitted all the planned modules as well as a risk…
FDA approved Kiteﾒs Tecartusﾮ as first and only Car T for adults with Relapsed or Refractory B-cell ALL
On Oct. 1, 2021, Kite, a Gilead Company, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted approval…
Relief reported that collaboration partner announced a second favorable safety report for ZYESAMI(TM) in Patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 30, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS reported that the parent company of its U.S. collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals,…
Trevena announced results of TRV027 proof-of-concept study in COVID-19 patients
On Sept. 30, 2021, Trevena announced data from 30 patients enrolled in the proof-of-concept study of TRV027, the…
U.S. FDA cleared Naeotom Alpha, worldﾒs first photon-counting computer tomograph
On Sept. 30 2021, Siemens Healthineers announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510 (k) clearance of the…
VBI Vaccines announced preclinical data and Initiation of VBI-2905 clinical trial targeting broadened immunity against COVID-19
On Sept. 29, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced positive results from multiple preclinical studies against several COVID-19 variants of…