Russia renamed the Lenin All-Union Institute of Plant Industry the NIVavilov All-Union Institute of Plant Industry
In 1968, Russia renamed the Lenin All-Union Institute of Plant Industry the N.I.Vavilov All-Union Institute of Plant Industry…
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Capital Orthopedics Consolidates Hanger Companies
In 1968, Ivan R. Sabel founded Capital Orthopedics. In 1986, Colorado-based Sequel Corporation acquired Capital Orthopedics. As President…
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The first heart transplant at the Medical College of Virginia was performed by Dr Richard R Lower
In 1968, the first heart transplant at the Medical College of Virginia was performed by Dr. Richard R….
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Har Gobind Khorana won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in genetics and protein synthesis
In 1968, Har Gobind Khorana won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his…
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Institutional Patent Agreement signed between the UW-Madison and Department of Health, Education and Welfare
In 1968, an Institutional Patent Agreement was signed between the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) and Department of Health,…
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Merck Frosst Laboratories was created
In 1968, Merck Frosst Laboratories was created to act as the service company to the two sales companies…
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Stanford Medicine researchers discovered insulin resistance is principal physiologic characteristic of type-II diabetes
In 1968, Stanford Medicine researchers discovered that insulin resistance is the principal physiologic characteristic of mild type-II diabetes…
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UC San Diego Medical Center surgeons performed the region’s first kidney transplant
In 1968, University of California, San Diego Medical Center surgeons performed the region’s first kidney transplant.
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Pandemic caused by an influenza A (H3N2) first noted in the U.S.
In 1968, a pandemic was caused by an influenza A (H3N2) virus comprised of two genes from an…
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Mumps virus vaccine live (MumpsVax by Merck) was licensed
On Dec. 28, 1967, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mercks mumps virus vaccine live (MumpsVax)….
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Surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed first human to human heart transplant
On Dec. 3, 1967, surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human to human heart transplant in Cape Town,…
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World’s first successful experimental coronary artery bypass graft operation was performed at the Hope Heart Institute
On Oct. 27, 1967, Dr. Lester R. Sauvage performed the first ‘bloodless’ open-heart surgery in the Northwest on…
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The FAO and the International Biological Programme put on the second major conference on germplasm
On Sept. 18, 1967, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Biological…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ralph Connor
In 1967, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Ralph Connor “to recognize distinguished services to…
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Tennessee Governor signed a law that repealed the prohibition of teaching evolution
On May 18, 1967, Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington signed a law that repealed the prohibition of teaching evolution…
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A cancer research center, USPHS Hospital, was established in Baltimore
On Feb. 13, 1967, a cancer research center, USPHS Hospital, was established in Baltimore by the institute to…
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William Lakey performed Alberta’s first organ transplant at the University of Alberta Hospital
On Jan. 15, 1967, Dr. William Lakey performed Alberta’s first organ transplant, a kidney, at the University of…
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Study showed relationship between human and avian flu viruses
In 1967, Dr. H.G. Pereira and colleagues propose a relationship between human and avian flu viruses after a…
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The construction of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was completed
In 1967, the construction of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was completed. the original Institute buildings were…
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Stanford Medicine researchers became the first to synthesize biologically active DNA in test tube
In 1967, Stanford Medicine researchers become the first to synthesize biologically active DNA in test tube.
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UC San Diego begins operating ﾓUniversity Hospitalﾔ as its primary clinical teaching facility
In 1967, UC San Diego began operating ﾓUniversity Hospitalﾔ as its primary clinical teaching facility.
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The Foreign Quarantine Service was transferred to CDC from the US Public Health Service
In 1967, the Foreign Quarantine Service was transferred to CDC from the U.S. Public Health Service. The CDC…
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The CDC established the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program
In 1967, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Programﾠ(MACDP),…
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Clara Claiborne Park published one of the first parent memoirs about raising a child with autism, “The Siege”
In 1967, Clara Claiborne Park, an American college English teacher, published one of the first parent memoirs about…
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Medtronic opened a service center at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
In 1967, Medtronic opened a service center at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Staffed round-the-clock, the Schiphol Depot provided physicians…
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A bacterial P450 was first found in Rhizobium bacteroids
In 1967, a bacterial P450 was first found in Rhizobium bacteroids.
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Medtronic introduced two “on-demand” pacemakers
In 1967, Medtronic introduced two “on-demand” pacemakers, designed to avoid competition between paced beats and the patient’s own…
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Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute was designated Wake Forest University
In 1967, the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute was designated Wake Forest University. In 1834, the Wake Forest…
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A national Rare Blood Donor Registry was established
In 1967, a national Rare Blood Donor Registry was established for blood types occurring less than once in…
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Bristol-Myers acquired Mead Johnson & Company
In 1967, Bristol-Myers acquired Mead Johnson & Company, a leader in science-based infant and childrenﾒs nutrition. Mead Johnson…
