FDA Issues EUA for Generic Over-the-Counter Drug to Treat New World Screwworm in Dogs and Cats
On Jun. 11, 2026, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for generic…
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Canine companions: revealing the genetic history of our first friends
On Mar. 24, 2026, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute report that the largest ancient DNA study of…
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Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent
On Jan. 15, 2026, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) researchers show that trained dogs can identify the odor of…
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Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
On Nov. 11, 2025, the United Kingdom government announced that animal testing in science is set to be…
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Scientists identify genes that make humans and Labradors more likely to become obese
On Mar. 6, 2025, researchers at the University of Cambridge announced they have discovered genes linked to obesity…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
University of Missouri launched rabies lab for pets traveling abroad
On Jun. 6, 2023, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine (MU) announced it had launched a…
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TGen launched COVID-19 study with Arizona dog and cat owners
On Mar. 10, 2021, The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, announced the start…
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NIH researchers reframed dog-to-human aging comparisons
On Jul. 9, 2020, a study, published in the journal Cell Systems, laid out a new framework for…
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ViaGen was founded in Austin, Texas
In 2002, ViaGen was founded in Austin, Texas in to provide commercial bovine, equine, and porcine gene banking,…
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Diagnostics | Disease | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | USDA | Veterinary
Schering-Plough Animal Health introduced Intra-Trac vaccines for kennel cough in dogs
In 1980, Schering-Plough Animal Health introduced Intra-Trac vaccines for kennel cough in dogs. For years, Iowa State University…
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Dogsled relay in Alaska delivered antitoxin serum to Nome to combat deadly diphtheria outbreak
On Feb. 2, 1925, a life-or-death race to save the children of Nome from a diphtheria epidemic made…
