First identification of human cases of avian influenza A(H5N8) infection
On Feb. 20, 2021, Russian authorities reported the detection of influenza A(H5N8) virus infection in seven poultry workers…
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Apogenix advanced clinical development of CD95L inhibitor asunercept in European COVID-19 phase II trial
On Oct. 13, 2020, Apogenix announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the ASUNCTIS trial. The…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
George and Jane Russell awarded E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement Medal
In 1997, The Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would be…
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The TP53 gene from the mouse was first cloned by Peter Chumakov of the Russian Academy of Sciences
In 1982, the TP53 gene from the mouse was first cloned by Peter Chumakov of the Russian Academy…
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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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Georgy Karpechenko crossed radishes and cabbages, creating fertile offspring between plants in different genera
In 1928, Dr. Georgy Karpechenko at the botanical institute at Detskoje Selo, in Russia crossed radishes and cabbages,…
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Nikolai Vavilov lead Russian plant hunters on the first attempt to cover the globe in search of primitive cultivars
In 1925, Nikolai Vavilov led Russian plant hunters on the first attempt to “cover the globe” in search…
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The USDA created the Section of Seed and Plant Introduction
In 1899, the USDA created the Section of Seed and Plant Introduction, which assigns its first Plant Introduction…
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First plague vaccine developed by Russian physician Waldemar M. W. Haffkine
On Jan. 10, 1897, Russian physician Waldemar M. W. Haffkine, who trained with Louis Pasteur in Paris, tested…
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Typhoid vaccines were first developed
In 1896, Almroth Edward Wright, Richard Pfeiffer and Wilhelm Kolle developed the first typhoid vaccine. It was a…
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Russia officials organized quarantines to prevent the spread of the plague
In 1664, Russia officials organized quarantines to prevent the spread of the plague and prohibited entry into Moscow…
