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UC San Diego Receives $15M Cryptocurrency Donation, Largest for Research on Airborne Pathogens
Vitalik Buterin directs gift to research on aerosols, establishing the UC San Diego Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate
Illumina Supports Enhanced Genomics-Enabled Discovery and Training Programs at UC San Diego
New laboratory automation technology will advance marine biomedical research, preparing students for biotech and genomics workforce
New Hybrid Machine Learning Forecasts Lake Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change
Well-studied Lake Geneva serves as testbed
3D Bioprinting Process Produces Living Coral Microhabitats
Novel biomaterials open long-term possibility of creating artificial corals
Genetics Breakthrough in Sea Urchins to Aid in Biomedical Research
Use of gene editing tool CRISPR allows development of genetically engineered marine animals
Scientists Announce Comprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life using DNA Testing
Large-scale ‘metabarcoding’ methods could revolutionize how society understands forces that drive seafood supply, planet’s ability to remove greenhouse gases
A Scientist's Life: Jack Gilbert
Microbial ecologist seeks ways to collaborate with bacteria to improve human and ecosystem health
Study Reconsiders Early Evolution of Sea Urchins
Genome-scale analysis of evolutionary relationships and times of origin of sea urchins and their relatives prompts re-evaluation of their fossil record
Scientists Discover How Molecule Becomes Anticancer Weapon
Deep-sea microbe provides rich source of medically potent drugs
A Scientist's Life: Deirdre Lyons
Developmental biologist uncovers the instructions for life carried in cells
Revealing the Secrets of Seaweeds
UC San Diego researchers explore seaweed genome diversity in a first-of-its-kind project that could help solve societal challenges
Researchers Identify Natural Products with Potential Efficacy Against Coronavirus, Ebola, and Other Lethal Viruses
Review of the life histories of RNA viruses and the compounds that could disrupt them offers hope for curtailment of future pandemics
Scientists Studying Biodiversity and Pharmaceutical Potential on Seafloor off California
Viewers can tune in live to watch trio of Scripps Oceanography researchers and their students explore the deep ocean
Even at 400 Meters Deep, Banks of Ross Sea Are Consistent Source of Emperor Penguin Food
Secrets of most successful colony in Antarctica revealed over more than two decades of study
Deep Sea Anti-Cancer Drug Discovered by Scripps Scientists Enters Final Phase of Clinical Trials
Microbe from the ocean floor is a promising new treatment for glioblastoma, the cancer that killed Sen. John McCain
"SMART 2.0" Revolutionizing Identification of Natural Compounds
Organic chemistry tool developed at UC San Diego is speeding up drug discovery, toxicological analysis, and more
Scientists Develop New Production Method for Seaweed Chemical Used in Brain Research
Researchers find an affordable and effective way to produce kainic acid, an important natural chemical used by neuroscientists
Scripps Student Spotlight: Christopher Leber
Graduate student researches marine chemical ecology and marine natural products
Research Highlight: Bacteria Living in Marine Sponge Produce Flame Retardant-Like Compounds
Scripps researchers are steps closer to understanding their human health implications
Cutting-Edge Scripps Research Facility Dedicated to Dickinson Foundation
Donors funded purchase of new instrument to be used for research in marine drug discovery
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