most ancient human genome discovered has been sequenced, a Denisovan
On Jul. 11, 2024, Stéphane Peyrégne from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology unveiled a genetic sequence…
Genome study shows how horses galloped into human history
On Jun. 7, 2024, the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona announced an analysis of genome data from…
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…
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…
Sanofi updated Kevzara (sarilumab) phase 3 trial in severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients outside the US
On Sept. 1, 2020, Sanofi announced that the global Phase 3 trial investigating intravenously administered Kevzara (sarilumab) at…
Apogenix started European clinical phase II trial with Asunercept in COVID-19 patients
On Jul. 28, 2020, Apogenix announced that it had received regulatory approval to start a clinical phase II…
RedHill Biopharma received approval for phase 2/3 COVID-19 study in Russia
On Jul. 16, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced approval from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for…
RedHill Biopharma submited COVID-19 clinical trial application for phase 2/3 study with Opaganib in Russia
On Jun. 10, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced it had submitted a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) with the Ministry…
International team of scientists sequenced the whole genome of the woolly mammoth
On Apr. 23, 2015, an international collaboration that involved researchers from Sweden, the United States, Canada, and Russia…
The genome of our closest relative, the Neandertal, was sequenced
On May 7, 2010, in a paper released in Science, an international consortium announced sequencing the genome of…
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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…
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…
The World Heath Organization announced that “smallpox has been eradicated from the world”
On May 8, 1980, members of the World Heath Organization (WHO) in Geneva announced that “smallpox had been…
The last naturally occurring case of smallpox in the world was diagnosed in Somalia
On Oct. 30, 1977, Ali Maow Maalin, a hospital cook in Merca, Somalia, was diagnosed with smallpox by…
Five U.S. cancer scientists met with Russian scientists in Moscow to exchange information on cancer drugs
On Jun. 30, 1972, five U.S .cancer scientists met with Russian scientists in Moscow to exchange information on…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Typhoid vaccines were first developed
In 1896, Almroth Edward Wright, Richard Pfeiffer and Wilhelm Kolle developed the first typhoid vaccine. It was a…
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…