USDA announced atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy detection
On Jul. 18, 2017, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) announced an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE),…
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HHS Influenza Pandemic Planning Update was published
On Jun. 15, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the nations’s updated Pandemic…
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Screwworm eradicated in Florida, again
On April 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced that the New World screwworm (NWS) had…
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The Asian longhorned tick found in Virginia
In 2017, Virginia Tech veterinary pathologist Kevin Lahmers identified the Asian longhorned tick as the source of seven…
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Tarsier genome was sequenced by Washington University School of Medicine researchers
On Oct. 6, 2016, Washington University School of Medicine researchers announced they had sequenced the genome of the…
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Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomed received $40 million NIH grant
On Aug. 4, 2016, the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed)…
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First-ever octopus genome sequenced
On Aug. 12, 2015, the Cephalopod Sequencing Consortium announced the first-ever sequencing of the entire octopus genome. Researchers…
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UAlberta scientists announced first whole genome sequence of bighorn sheep
On Jun. 15, 2015, UAlberta scientists announced first whole genome sequence of bighorn sheep. With advances in DNA…
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Biotechnology | CRO | HIV | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Vaccine | Veterinary
The New England Primate Research Center closed its doors
On May 31, 2015, the New England Primate Research Center (NEPRC) announced that it intended to wind down…
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California Life Sciences Association was founded
In 2015, the California Life Sciences Association was founded. (CLSA) was founded when the Bay Area Bioscience Association…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics | Veterinary
The genome sequence of the common cat was published in GigaScience
On Aug. 5, 2014, the genome sequence of the common cat was published in GigaScience. The DNA of…
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InBios received USDA license for its West Nile Virus antibody detection kit for horses
On Jan. 24, 2014, InBios announced that it had licensed a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) West Nile…
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Parasite makes mice lose fear of cats permanently
On Sept. 18, 2013, it was reported a parasite that infects up to one-third of people around the…
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Endangered Chinese alligator genome sequenced
On Aug. 6, 2013, Chinese scientists from Zhejiang University and BGI announced in a study published in Cell…
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Horse genome 700,000 years old sequenced
On Jun. 26, 2013, scientists announced they have sequenced the oldest genome to date—and shaken up the horse…
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Genome of the macaw sequenced
On May 8, 2013, a research team from Texas A&M, led by Drs. Christopher Seabury and Ian Tizard…
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Scientists decoded genome of bonobo
On Jun. 13, 2012, in a project led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig,…
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The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received NCI designation
In 2012, The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received NCI comprehensive cancer designation. The center is a matrix…
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Measles | Plague | Veterinary
Global eradication of rinderpest (cattle plague) was declared
On Jun. 28, 2011, during the 37th United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Conference, the 192 Member countries…
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The genome of the Orangutan was sequenced
On Jan. 26, 2011, the Orangutan Genome Sequencing Consortium, a collaboration between the Human Genome Sequencing Center at…
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CDC recommended pneumococcal vaccination to help prevent secondary infections
On Nov. 16, 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a single dose of…
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The genome of a pig was sequenced by an international consortium
On Nov. 2, 2009, an international consortium lead by Larry Schook at the University of Illinois in Champaign…
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FDA approved first genetically engineered animal for production of a recombinant form of human antithrombin
On Feb. 12, 2009, The US Food and Drug Administration issued its first approval for a biological product produced…
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Oregon BioEvolution, 2008
On Jun. 1, 2008, Oregon BioEvolution was published illustrating life science companies and non-profit research organization in the…
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Alberta Bio Evolution, 2008
On May 6, 2018, Alberta Life Science Bio Evolution was published illustrating life science companies and non-profit research…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Veterinary
Oregon State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine’s large animal clinical and diagnostic imaging facilities opened
On May 3, 2008, a major expansion of Oregon State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine’s large animal clinical…
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The University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory was opened
In 2008, the University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory opened its new $15.5 million facility at Discovery…
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The American Veterinary Medical Association established the One Health initiative Task Force
On Apr. 14. 2007, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) established the One Health initiative Task Force, an…
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Genome sequencing of the horse was completed
On Feb. 7. 2007, the first draft of the horse genome sequence was deposited in public databases and…
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The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act was signed into lawﾠ
On Nov. 27, 2006, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) was officially signed into law by President George…
