Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA “letters,” or bases, not found in nature. The cells of this unique bacterium can replicate the unnatural DNA bases more or less normally, for as long as the molecular building blocks are supplied.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation is first collaborator.

As the United States continues to lead the world in the production of natural gas, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and more efficient method with the potential to convert the major components found in natural gas into useable fuels and chemicals—opening the door to cheaper, more abundant energy and materials with much lower emissions.

As proof-of-principle, the team designs potent anti-cancer compound.

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have demonstrated the power of a new drug discovery technique, which allows them to find—relatively quickly and cheaply—antibodies that have a desired effect on cells. The TSRI scientists used the technique to discover two antibodies that protect human cells from a cold virus.

The Findings Pave Way for New Therapies for Treating Pain and Mood Disorders.

Scripps Research Institute Scientists Use Method to Identify Compound with Promise for Obesity-Linked Diabetes.

Findings Shed Light on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Cancer.

The finding represents a scientific feat as well as progress toward an HIV vaccine.