USDA launched updated web-based dashboard containing information on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in animals
On Sept. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service launched an updated…
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Researchers in China reported embryos with DNA from three people develop normally in first safety study
On Sept. 6, 2022, scientists in China announced that they had conducted the first comprehensive study of the…
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Oldest clinical case of Klinefelter Syndrome was detected in a 1,000-year-old Portuguese skeleton
On Aug. 29, 2022, a group of international researchers, coordinated by Dr Joao Teixeira at The Australian National…
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FDA approved first cell Based gene therapy to treat adult and pediatric patients with Beta-thalassemia
On Aug. 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel), the…
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NIH first to develop 3D structure of twinkle protein
On Aug. 5, 2022, researchers from the National Institutes of Health announced that they had developed a three-dimensional…
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Scientists Sequence Genome of Watermelon seeds
On Jul. 30, 2022, scientists announced they had sequenced the genome of a 6,000-year-old Citrullus seeds that revealed…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced clinical trial of next-generation vaccine candidate based on enhanced spike protein design
On Jul. 27, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the companies had initiated a randomized, active-controlled, observer-blind, Phase…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine candidates demonstrated high immune response
On Jun. 24 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive data evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of two…
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Origins of the Black Death identified
On Jun, 15, 2022, a multidisciplinary team of scientists, announced they had obtained and studied ancient Y. pestis…
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Study found ‘natural immunity’ from Omicron weak and limited
On May 18, 2022, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) reported that unvaccinated people, infection…
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NIH launched clinical trial of Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
On May 6, 2022, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that it had launched…
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Evolution of DNA
The Evolution of DNA is an Illustration with the very small, requiring magnification, to the very large. Cast…
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Veru’s novel COVID-19 drug candidate reduced deaths by 55% in hospitalized patients in interim analysis of phase 3 study
On Apr. 11, 2022, Veru announced positive efficacy and safety results from a planned interim analysis of the…
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BioNTech granted pandemic preparedness contract by German Federal Ministry of Health
On Apr. 8, 2022, BioNTech announced that it is one of the companies in Germany to be granted…
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U.S. EPA approved Oxitec Mosquito Pilot Projects in California and Florida
On Mar. 4, 2022, Oxitec announced the publication by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its approval to…
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First-ever malaria vaccine recommendation published in a position paper and in the WHO guidelines for malaria
On Mar. 4, 2022, the WHO announced it had published an updated position paper on the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S)…
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Possible case of deer-to-human SARS-CoV-2 transmission
On Feb. 25, 2022, researchers announced that wildlife reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 can lead to viral adaptation and spillback…
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University of Oxford researchers created largest ever human family tree
On Feb. 24, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to…
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Sanofi and GSK announced regulatory authorization for COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 23, 2022, Sanofi and GSK announced that they planned to submit data from both their booster…
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Published study detailed proof-of-concept for COVID-19 detection via saliva screening
On Feb. 23, 2022, Agilent Technologies announced that researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India…
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Black history month
Black History Month celebrates the pioneering accomplishments of James McCune Smith, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Alexa Canady and Patricia…
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WHO announced first technology recipients of mRNA vaccine hub
On Feb. 18, 2022, the WHO announced the first six countries that will receive the technology needed to…
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Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine in children (6-11 Years)
On Feb. 16, 2022, Moderna announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia had granted provisional registration for…
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BioNTech introduced first modular mRNA manufacturing facility to promote scalable vaccine production in Africa
On Feb. 16, 2022, BioNTech announced it had introduced its approach to establishing scalable vaccine production by developing…
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WHO prequalified first monoclonal antibody – tocilizumab ﾖ to treat COVID-19
On Feb. 11, 2022, the WHO announced the addition of tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody, to its list of…
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Pfizer and BioNTech updated rolling submission for EUA of COVID-19 caccine in children 6 months through 4 years of Age
On Feb. 11, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced plans to extend their rolling submission to the U.S. Food…
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WHO granted prequalification of Actemra/RoActemra for patients with severe or critical COVID-19
On Feb. 11, 2022, Roche announced that Actemraﾮ/RoActemraﾮ (tocilizumab) intravenous (IV) had been granted World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Research scientists identified vulnerable site on multiple coronaviruses that could be targeted to prevent future pandemics.
On Feb. 10, 2022, Scripps Research announced that the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 harbors a vulnerable site at the…
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Data suggested sotrovimab retained neutralizing activity against Omicron subvariant BA.2
On Feb. 10, 2022, Vir Biotech announced that preclinical data suggested that sotrovimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody authorized…
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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…
