All shook up: Researchers mix RNA and DNA to study how lifes process began...
LA JOLLA, CA – For decades, chemists have tested theories for how life began on Earth. One hypothesis has caught the scientific imagination for years: RNA World. This theory proposes that prebiotic...
View ArticleScripps Research professor Peter Vogt honored with Horwitz Prize for key...
The 2019 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize recognizes Vogt and two other scientists whose discoveries have transformed our understanding of how and why cancer develops. read more
View ArticleNew study reveals Scripps Research, Florida has produced $3 billion worth of...
JUPITER, FL — The launch of the Florida campus of Scripps Research has produced an economic impact of $3 billion since the nonprofit biomedical institute opened an East Coast branch 15 years ago,...
View ArticleNew symposium highlights research on targeting incurable diseases via RNA
JUPITER, FL — On December 5, Chemistry Professor Matthew D. Disney, PhD, will host a new symposium aimed at bringing together leading scholars in RNA biology at the Florida campus of Scripps Research....
View ArticleRelaxed enzymes may be at the root of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
LA JOLLA, CA – Treatments have been hard to pinpoint for a rare neurological disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), in part because so many variations of the condition exist. So far, mutations on...
View ArticleNew chemical reaction adds to click-chemistry family, could speed drug discovery
The efficient amine-to-azide reaction can help chemists optimize potential new drugs with greater potency and fewer side effects.read more
View ArticleScientists identify molecule that could have helped cells surviveand thriveon...
Compounds called cyclophospholipids would have held up against the planet’s harsh conditions, helping the first cells form and proliferate. read more
View ArticlePowerful new genomics method can be used to reveal the causes of rare genetic...
The ANEVA technique detects when a gene’s activity level is abnormal enough to be disease-causing.read more
View ArticleChemists devise efficient synthesis of ginkgo tree compound that could be...
New method offers an easy route for making bilobalide and related compounds so scientists can explore their potential uses as drugs and pesticides.read more
View ArticleWhen added to gene therapy, plant-based compound may enable faster, more...
Scripps Research team finds that a nontoxic molecule closely related to resveratrol can overcome barriers to delivering gene therapy into stem cells.read more
View ArticleScientists identify what may be a key mechanism of opioid addiction
JUPITER, FL – Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered a molecular process in brain cells that may be a major driver of drug addiction, and thus may become a target for future addiction...
View ArticleSociety for Neuroscience presents Hollis Cline with lifetime achievement...
Cline is honored as an inspiring scientific role model, having trained more than 40 graduate students and postdoctoral scientists in her lab—over half of whom are women.read more
View ArticleStarvation halts brain development, but hungry cells jump-start growth when...
In research that holds potential for prenatal health and brain injury, Scripps Research scientists identify cellular workings that stop and restart early brain development. read more
View ArticleBy targeting flu-enabling protein, newly discovered antibody may protect...
LA JOLLA, CA – A nationwide team of researchers has found an antibody that protects mice against a wide range of potentially lethal influenza viruses, advancing efforts to design of a universal vaccine...
View ArticleNew twist on chemistry method reveals a treasure trove of novel protein...
Improving upon an approach they developed two years ago, a bicoastal team of chemists add new power to drug discovery efforts. read more
View ArticleHow to kickstart self-cleaning mode in brain cells? Scientists may have...
A surprise discovery from Scripps Research suggests a new target for neurodegenerative disease treatments.read more
View ArticleNovel chemistry reaction offers shortcut for easy construction of many new...
LA JOLLA, CA – Chemists at Scripps Research have found a new and easy route for creating an enormous variety of organic molecules for use as potential drugs or other chemical products.read more
View ArticleAlzheimers mini-brains engineered from patient cells manifest key symptom...
Scripps Research team establishes cerebral organoids as a relevant research model for Alzheimer’s disease.read more
View ArticleNew technology allows control of gene therapy doses
JUPITER, FLA – Scientists at Scripps Research in Jupiter have developed a special molecular switch that could be embedded into gene therapies to allow doctors to control dosing.read more
View ArticleA new kind of molecular differentness
Chemists’ discovery of a small bacterial molecule with natural and ‘inside-out’ versions could have implications for future drug development.read more
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