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19 hrs ago | BioSpace

ChromaDex, Inc. and The Scripps Research Institute Collaborate on METLIN Metabolite Database

The Scripps METLIN Metabolite Database is a repository of metabolite information that includes tandem mass spectrometry data for over 55,000 unique and potentially therapeutic compounds.

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Related Topix: Technical Services

22 hrs ago | EurekAlert!

Scripps Research's Richard Lerner wins Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific & Technical Research

Scripps Research Institute Professor Richard A. Lerner has won the prestigious international Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research for studies on the immune system.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Spain, World News,

Wed May 30, 2012

Medical News

Study shows how tafamidis drug works against amyloid disease

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Pfizer Inc. have published a new study showing how a new drug called tafamidis works.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Technical Services, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Kidney Cancer, Health

EurekAlert!

UC Santa Barbara researchers develop synthetic platelets

Synthetic platelets have been developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif.

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Related Topix: UC Santa Barbara, Technical Services

EurekAlert!

Esther B. O'Keeffe Foundation gives $2 million to the Scripps Research Institute

The Esther B. O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation has made a $2 million donation to The Scripps Research Institute to fund biomedical research and education on the Florida campus.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Jupiter, FL

Tue May 29, 2012

PhysOrg Weblog

Study reveals how the world's first drug for amyloid disease works

The current Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study provides new molecular and structural data showing how tafamidis works.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration

Sat May 26, 2012

Palm Beach Post

Businesses reneg on promised Scripps pledges

AbramsonPBP: At Dylan's rate, maybe your son's 1st concert? RT @burgessjonathan Dylan was my dad's 1st concert and then my first concert 30 years later! rchristiepbp: RT @myPBC: The Annual Palm Beach Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival is this Memorial Day.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Palm Beach County, FL, Jupiter, FL, Technical Services, Non-Profit

Wed May 23, 2012

Science

[Letters] Comment on "The Predictive Capacity of Personal Genome Sequencing"

Scripps Translational Science Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, 3344 North Torrey Pines Court, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Genetics, Medicine

Tue May 22, 2012

Palm Beach Post

Mecca Farms proposed for Everglades restoration

The South Florida Water Management District wants to swap some its land for Mecca Farms -- the former orange grove that has been sitting idle since Palm Beach County bought it for $60 million as a potential site for The Scripps Research Institute in 2004.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach County, FL, Technical Services, Jupiter, FL

Nucleic Acids Research

Flap endonucleases pass 5'-flaps through a flexible arch using a...

Conflicting models suggest either 5a 2-flaps thread through the arch, which when structured can only accommodate single-stranded DNA, or the arch acts as a clamp.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Molecular Biology, Technical Services

Mon May 21, 2012

Palm Beach Post

Health news for May 22-28

Today: From 6 to 8 p.m. at The Scripps Research Institute , Gilda's Club of South Florida and Diane's Voice will present a free symposium on ovarian-cancer prevention, education and warning signs.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Florida, Florida International University

Wed May 16, 2012

Florida Biotech News

Scripps Florida Scientists Awarded $8.4 Million Grant to Develop New Anti-Smoking Treatments

Scripps Research Institute researchers have been awarded an $8.4 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health to develop new compounds to help prevent relapse in smokers who are kicking the habit.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Medicine, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication

Tue May 15, 2012

Medical News Today

Compounds To Block Immune-Regulating Enzyme

Main Category: Immune System / Vaccines Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma ; Arthritis / Rheumatology Article Date: 15 May 2012 - 0:00 PDT Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found the first chemical compounds that act to block an enzyme that has been linked to inflammatory conditions such as asthma and arthritis , as well as some ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Rheumatology, Technical Services, Health

Mon May 14, 2012

EurekAlert!

Scripps Florida scientists awarded $8.4 million grant to develop new anti-smoking treatments

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has been awarded an $8.4 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health to develop new compounds to help prevent relapse in smokers who are kicking the habit.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Medicine, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication

Fri May 11, 2012

Science Daily

Arthritis, Cancer: New screening technique yields elusive compounds to block immune-regulating enzyme

The new study, published recently by the journal ACS Chemical Biology , describes new compounds that inhibit an important enzyme called PRMT1 .

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Related Topix: Technical Services

Medical News Today

Neurotranmitters Identified That Lead To Forgetting

While we often think of memory as a way of preserving the essential idea of who we are, little thought is given to the importance of forgetting to our wellbeing, whether what we forget belongs in the "horrible memories department" or just reflects the minutia of day-to-day living.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Biology, Science, Entomology, Health

Thu May 10, 2012

BioSpace

Scientists Identify Neurotranmitters That Lead to Forgetting, The Scripps Research Institute Study

HOTBEDS Regional News US & Canada Biotech Bay Biotech Beach Genetown Pharm Country BioCapital BioMidwest Bio NC BioForest Southern Pharm BioCanada East US Device Europe Asia While we often think of memory as a way of preserving the essential idea of who we are, little thought is given to the importance of forgetting to our wellbeing, whether what ... (more)

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Related Topix: Technical Services

Wed May 09, 2012

EurekAlert!

Scripps Florida scientists identify neurotranmitters that lead to forgetting

While we often think of memory as a way of preserving the essential idea of who we are, little thought is given to the importance of forgetting to our wellbeing, whether what we forget belongs in the "horrible memories department" or just reflects the minutia of day-to-day living.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Biology, Science, Entomology

Tue May 08, 2012

Science Daily

Is a new form of life really so alien?

The notion that we are the only example of a successful life form in the galaxy has, for many, seemed like an unlikely statistic, as we discover more and more habitable planetary bodies and hear yet more evidence of life's ability to survive in extreme conditions.

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Related Topix: Astronomy, Science, Technical Services, La-Jolla, CA, Chemistry

Mon May 07, 2012

PhysOrg Weblog

Scientists show how memory B cells stay 'in class' to fight different infections

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have made an important discovery about the internal programming of B cells, the immune cells that make antibodies against infections.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Immunology, Biology, Science

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