NewsNew Method Illuminates Druggable Sites on Proteinsby The Scripps Research InstituteNew, high-resolution technique for finding potential therapeutic targets on proteins in living cells
NewsInsomnia Drug Helps Prevent Oxycodone Relapseby The Scripps Research InstituteNew findings suggest that treating insomnia can stop opioid-seeking behavior, even after ending treatment
NewsStructural Studies Offer 'How-To' Guide for Designing Cancer Drugsby The Scripps Research InstituteBy revealing how the structure of the PI3Kα protein changes in cancer cells, scientists point toward ways to target it
NewsDiscovery Boosts the Potential of New Cancer-Fighting Drugsby The Scripps Research InstituteFinding uncovers a key property needed for CELMoD drugs, a type of protein degrader, to work effectively
NewsOpen-Source Software Automates RNA Analysis to Speed Up Drug Developmentby The Scripps Research Institute“Pytheas” app allows scientists to identify and quantify modified RNA molecules more easily than ever
NewsNo More Annual Flu Shot? New Target Found for Universal Influenza Vaccineby The Scripps Research InstituteA new antibody discovered in the blood of some people vaccinated against or infected with influenza can recognize a broad variety of flu viruses
NewsScientists Discover Method for Installing Sulfur into Complex Moleculesby The Scripps Research InstituteAdvance provides new tools for synthetic chemists and biologists looking to probe and modify sulfur-based biochemistry
NewsDiscovery Boosts Theory That Life on Earth Arose from RNA-DNA Mixby The Scripps Research InstituteNewly described chemical reaction could have assembled DNA building blocks before life forms and their enzymes existed
NewsEnabling Efficient Synthesis of 'Information-Dense' Moleculesby The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers harness information theory to better understand how to make complex and compact molecules resembling those in nature
NewsChemists Build Natural Anti-Cancer Compound with Lean New Processby The Scripps Research InstituteScripps Research collaborators develop a way to seamlessly create the compound's complex structure