Parkinson’s disease biomarker found
On Apr. 13, 2023, in an enormous leap forward in the understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD), researchers announced…
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Second clone of endangered Przewalski’s horse born in conservation effort to save the species
On Feb. 17. 2023, Revive & Restore, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and ViaGen Pets and Equine…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Disease | Prehistory | Therapeutics
2.6 billion-year-old ancestors of the CRISPR gene-editing tool resurrected
On Jan. 4, 2023, an international research group announced it had for the first time reconstructed ancestors dating…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH established initiative to systematically investigate and establish function of every human gene
On Sept. 27, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had launched a program to better…
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Genome of 6,000-year-old wild watermelon sequenced
On Jul. 22, 2022, a team of scientists announced they had generated genome sequences from 6,000- and 3,300-year-old…
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Zoetis Announces Agreement to Acquire Basepaws, an Innovative Leader in Petcare Genetics
On Jun. 7, 2022, Zoetis announced an agreement to acquire Basepaws, a privately held petcare genetics company, which…
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Agriculture | Environmental | FDA | USDA
Genetically modified corn does not damage non-target organisms
On Jun. 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the largest, highest quality analysis of…
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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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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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Illumina and Genetic Alliance Launch $120 million global initiative to increase equity and improve outcomes for families impacted by genetic disease
On Nov. 16, 2021, Illumina and Genetic Alliance announced the creation of the iHope Genetic Health program aimed…
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Biotechnology | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH provided $185 million for research to advance understanding of how human genome functions
On Sept. 9, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was providing approximately $185 million…
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Spacestation astronauts successfully demonstrated DNA repair in space using CRISPR technology
On Aug. 27, 2021, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space station astronauts successfully demonstrated DNA repair in…
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NIH-funded study discovered gene involved in male infertility
On Aug. 5, 2021, an international team of researchers announced that a mutation in a single gene appeared…
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Collaboration created world’s largest browsable resource linking rare protein-coding genetic variants to human disease
On Jul. 8, 2021, access to the world’s largest browsable resource linking rare protein-coding genetic variants to human…
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Scientists discovered a new genetic form of ALS in children
On Jun. 1, 2021, in a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers led by…
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Scientists discovered rare genetic condition that attacks kids’ immune systems
On May 19, 2021, Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, an associate professor of pediatrics at Washington University School…
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AquaBounty sold out first commercial harvest of genetically engineered Atlantic Salmon from its Indiana farm
On May 10, 2021, AquaBounty Technologies announced that purchase orders had been received for the planned harvest of…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Genomics | Oncology | Therapeutics
Mayo Clinic study found colon cancer driven by hereditary gene mutations in 1 in 6 patients
On Apr. 19, 2021, the Mayo Clinic announced a study that bolstered evidence that colorectal cancer is often…
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Scientists found genetic link to clogged arteries
On Mar. 24, 2021, scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced they had identified…
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New genetic test for heart-attack risk launched for patients at Mass General
On Jan. 27, 2021, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA cleared initiation of the Editas Medicine’s EDIT-301 clinical trial using CRISPR/Cas12a gene editing
On Jan. 11, 2021, Editas Medicine announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had cleared the initiation…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
Scientists used clues in the human genome to discover new inflammatory syndrome
On Oct. 27, 2020, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had discovered a new…
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Birth of First Cloned Przewalski’s Foal Offers Genetic Diversity for an Endangered Species
On Aug. 6, 2020, the world’s first successfully cloned Przewalski’s horse was born in Texas at the veterinary…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH-funded project created an encyclopedia detailing the inner workings of the human and mouse genomes
On Jul. 29, 2020, the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is a worldwide effort to understand how…
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AgReliant Genetics was founded
Jul. 1, 2020, was the twentieth anniversary of AgReliant Genetics’ founding by global seed companies KWS of Einbeck,…
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Oldest relative of ragworms and earthworms discovered
On Jun. 11, 2020, scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Exeter, Yunnan and Bristol announced they had discovered…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH researchers uncovered genes linked to common recurrent fever n children
On Jun. 8, 2020, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute announced they had discovered clues to…
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The US Department of Defense established collaborative virus genetic sequencing capability for COVID-19
On Jun. 6, 2020, to jumpstart the Department of Defense’s (DoD) SARS-CoV-2 sequencing efforts, Armed Forces Health Surveillance…
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Virginia Tech researchers established a reverse genetics system to facilitate COVID-19 research
On Jun. 4, 2020, with funding from the Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virginia Tech, researchers James Weger-Lucarelli…
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International gnomAD Consortium released first major studies of human genetic variation
On May 27, 2020, an analyses of the largest publicly available catalog of human genomic data revealed new…
