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Feb 7 | News
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute in California and the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology have developed a "biological computer" made entirely from biomolecules that is capable of deciphering images encrypted on DNA chips. Although DNA has been used for encryption in the past, this is the first experimental demonstration of a molecular cryptosystem of images based on DNA computing.
Jan 18 | News
Scientists from the Florida
campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a compound that
can
help repair a specific type of defect in RNA. The methods in the new
study
could accelerate the development of therapeutics to treat a variety of
incurable diseases such as Huntington's disease, spinocerebellar ataxia,
and
Kennedy disease.
5/23/2011 | News
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a class of compounds that could be a boon to basic research and drug discovery. In a new study, the researchers show the new compounds powerfully and selectively block the activity of a large and diverse group of enzymes known as "serine hydrolases."
5/10/2011 | News
An
international team of researchers led by scientists at Scripps
Institution of
Oceanography at UC San Diego has deciphered the genome of a tropical
marine
organism known to produce substances potentially useful against human
diseases.
1/19/2011 | News
Using chemical
compounds found in a Japanese plant as a lead and the clever application
of
ultraviolet light, a Scripps Research Institute team has created a
unique
library of dozens of synthetic compounds to test for biomedical
potential.
Already, one of the compounds has shown great promise in inhibiting
replication
of HIV particles and fighting inflammation.
1/6/2011 | News
A scientist from the Florida campus of The
Scripps Research Institute has devised a new method of analyzing and
quantifying changes in proteins that result from a common chemical
process. The
new findings could provide new insights into the effects of a highly
destructive form of stress on proteins in various disease models,
particularly
cancer.
11/22/2010 | News
Though it’s been at least a billion years since plants and animals
shared a
common ancestor, they have through the eons shared a common threat in
the form
of microbes, including bacteria, eukaryotes, and viruses. This has
resulted in
remarkably similar mechanisms for detecting the molecular signatures of
infectious organisms that hold promise for the future treatment of
infectious
diseases in humans.
10/19/2010 | News
Photonic crystals are exotic materials
with the ability to guide light beams through confined spaces and could
be
vital components of low-power computer chips that use light instead of
electricity. Cost-effective ways of producing them have proved elusive,
but
researchers have recently been turning toward a surprising source for
help: DNA
molecules.
10/18/2010 | News
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory, in conjunction with the Scripps Research Institute, recently reported a detailed study of the interactions of water soluble semi-conductor quantum dots (QDs) with the electro-active neuro-transmitter dopamine.
8/11/2010 | RD 100 Awards
Deepwater offshore oil well exploration relies on the collection of electromagnetic signals. The QMax EM3 Receiver (QMax) from Quasar Geophysical Technologies and Scripps Institution of Oceanography uses a new electrode design that overcomes problems with previous receivers.
