Scientists used gene-editing technology to produce first calf resistant to major viral disease
On May. 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that scientists have collaborated to produce the first…
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152 million babies born preterm in the 2010-20 decade
On May 9, 2023, United Nations agencies and partners reported that an estimated 13.4 million babies were born…
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Study raised concerns SARS-CoV-2 evolution outpaces vaccine-generated antibodies
On Apr. 27, 2023, a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) -led Phase 2 trial compared two…
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FAO and WHO released report identifying food safety hazards of cell-based food
On Apr. 6, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO),…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific opened cell therapy facility at University of California, San Francisco
On Mar. 27. 2023, Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of California, San Francisco, announced they will accelerate…
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Guangdong CDC reported an H3N8 infection
On Mar. 26,. 2023, Guangdong Centers for Disease Control in China reported an H3N8 infection that would become…
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USDA announced more than $43 million investment in meat and poultry processing research, expansion and innovation
On Mar. 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment of more than $43 million…
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Malawi Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak
On Mar. 3, 2023, the Malawi Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak, following laboratory confirmation of a…
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United Nations reported a woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth
On Feb. 23, 2023, the United Nations reported that every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or…
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Veklury (Remdesivir) reduced risk of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients across all variants in real world study
On Feb. 21, 2023, Gilead Sciences announced positive data from three retrospective real-world studies which demonstrated that initiation…
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NIH software assembled complete genome sequences on-demand
On Feb. 16, 2023, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists announced they had developed and released an innovative…
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Molecular atlas of spider silk published
On Feb. 15, 2023, Researchers from Southwest University in China have constructed the entire chromosomal-scale genome assembly and…
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Equatorial Guinea confirmed first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
On Feb. 13, 2023, Equatorial Guinea today confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Preliminary tests carried…
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Bivalent boosters provided better protection against severe COVID-19
On Feb. 7, 2023, an NIH funded study by University of North Carolina reported that Bivalent booster vaccines…
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USDA-ARS scientists announded developing new tests, new ways to track COVID In wild and domestic animals
On Feb. 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Research Service announced that it was implementing a $300…
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Study identified features that may make motor neurons vulnerable to ALS
On Feb. 2, 2023, a team of researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health found evidence linking…
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New MRI method provided detailed view of the placenta during pregnancy
On Feb. 1, 2023, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health announded they had developed a new…
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FDA announced Evusheld is not currently authorized for emergency use in the U.S.
On Jan. 26, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revised the Emergency Use Authorization for Evusheld (tixagevimab…
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Milestones in CRISPR
The Milestones in CRISPR cartoon illustrates several significant achievements in the development of the technology with commentary by…
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USDA researchers developed naturally fire-resistant cotton lines
On Jan. 18, 2023, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service announced they had bred…
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University of Wisconsin and TGen researchers used machine learning to make early detection of cancerm more accessible
On Jan. 13, 2023, a team of researchers including faculty at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part…
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Single booster dose with updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine provides broad protection against COVID-19 including Omicron variant
On Jan. 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that a single booster dose with an…
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United Nations reported that a child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021
On Jan. 10, 2023, the WHO announced that an estimated 5 million children died beforecoronavirus_omicron_illustrationeir fifth birthday and…
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BD, CerTest Biotec announced Emergency Use Authorization for Mpox diagnostic test
On Jan. 9, 2023, BD (Becton, Dickinson) and CerTest Biotec have announced Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the…
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BioNTech announced strategic partnership with UK Government to provide up to 10,000 patients with personalized mRNA cancer immunotherapies
On Jan. 5, 2023, BioNTech announced that the Company had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government…
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NIH launched Home Test to Treat, a pilot COVID-19 telehealth program
On Jan. 5, 2023, the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and…
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New approach successfully traced genomic variants back to genetic disorders
On Jan. 5, 2023, National Institutes of Health researchers announded they had published an assessment of 13 studies…
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NIH study linked specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children
On Jan. 4, 2023, a National Institutes of Health funded study reported that moderate levels of two outdoor…
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Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Polio | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Milestones in Polio
Milestones in Polio illustrates the slow but steady advancements from its clinical description and discovery to widespread infection…
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BioNTech and Fosun Pharma announced regulatory approval of mono- and bivalent COVID-19 vaccine COMIRNATYﾮ in individuals 12 years and older in Hong Kong
On Dec. 23, 2022, BioNTech and Fosun Pharmaceutical announced that they had received the certificates of registration as…
