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Salk findings may give clinicians a way to detect cancer earlier

Researchers discover the gene keeps critical region of the genome silent

September 07, 2011

LA JOLLA, CA—More than 230,000 women in United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, of which nearly 10% will have mutations in either BRCA1 or 2 genes. The BRCA1 gene and its protein are known to play a powerful role in preventing breast and ovarian cancer development, but just how it does this has long been a debated, even…

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Biofuels Certificate Program Trains Workers for New Jobs in State's Green Economy

By Kim McDonald

UC San Diego biologists are developing ways to produce fuel from algae and other plants. Credit: UC San Diego

The first 50 graduates of an innovative program funded by the State of California to retrain workers for the new green economy received their certification today to…

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UC San Diego Invention Saving Consumers Trillions of Watt Hours and Millions of Dollars

Cartoon depicts process for identifying transistors that can be slowed down in order to reduce wasted energy while maintaining performance. Image Credit: Tela Innovations.

By Catherine Hockmuth…

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Businessman William S. Dietrich II Donates $265 million to Carnegie Mellon University

PITTSBURGH—Businessman, scholar, philanthropist and longtime Carnegie Mellon University

trustee William S. Dietrich II has announced a plan to provide a record-breaking gift of a $265 million

fund to support CMU — the largest gift in CMU’s history and one of the 10 largest by an individual to a

private higher education institution in the United States.

This fund, which will become operational upon Dietrich’s…

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Scripps Research Scientists Pinpoint Shape-Shifting Mechanism Critical to Protein Signaling

Findings Show How Form Controls Function in Sought-After Therapeutic Target

JUPITER, FL, September 6, 2011 – In a joint study, scientists from the California and Florida campuses of The Scripps Research Institute have shown that changes in a protein's structure can change its signaling function and they have…

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UC San Diego Health System Honored with HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award

Health System joins elite group of hospitals that operate in a paperless environment

Kim Edwards…

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Scripps Research Scientists Produce First Stem Cells From Endangered Species in Hopes of Strengthening Populations

LA JOLLA, CA – September 4, 2011 – Starting with normal skin cells, scientists…

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Scripps Research Scientists Establish New Class of Anti-Diabetic Compound

Research Offers Hope for Better Treatments for Diabetes Patients

JUPITER, FL, September 4, 2011 – In a joint study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have established a new class of anti-diabetic compound that targets a unique molecular switch.

The finding paves the way for the development of anti-diabetic therapeutics with minimal…

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Discovery Suggests Way to Block Fetal Brain Damage Produced By Oxygen Deprivation

LA JOLLA, CA – September 1, 2011 – Examining brain damage that occurs when fetuses in the womb are deprived of oxygen, researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that damage does not occur randomly but is linked to the specific action of a naturally occurring fatty molecule called LPA, acting through a receptor that transfers information into young brain cells.

This observation made in mice suggests that…

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Glowing, Blinking Bacteria Reveal How Cells Synchronize Biological Clocks

By Kim McDonald

Green fluorescent protein causes the E. coli to glow when the cells' clock is activated. Credit: UC San…

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The battle of the morphogens: How to get ahead in the nervous system

Salk scientists discover a highly conserved mechanism governing brain development

September 01, 2011

LA JOLLA, CA—If you think today's political rhetoric is overheated, imagine what goes on inside a vertebrate embryo. There, two armies whose agendas are poles apart, engage in a battle with consequences much more dire than whether the economy will recover—they are battling for whether you (or frogs or chickens) will have a…

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Scripps Research Scientists Reveal How White Blood Cell Promotes Growth and Spread of Cancer

The Findings Open the Door to the Development of Novel Drugs for Early-Stage Tumors

LA JOLLA, CA – August 31, 2011 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have shown that a particular white blood cell plays a direct role in the development and spread of cancerous tumors. Their work sheds new light on the development of the disease and points toward novel strategies for treating early-stage cancers.

The…

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