Scientists Create First Living Organism that Transmits Added Letters in DNA 'Alphabet'

A team from the Romesberg lab has engineered a bacterium that can replicate unnatural DNA base pairs more or less normally, for as long as the molecular building blocks are supplied.

Outsmarting Viruses: A Profile of Erica Ollmann Saphire

Professor Erica Ollmann Saphire studies hemorrhagic fever viruses, which include Ebola, Lassa and Marburg viruses—three infamous pathogens known for spreading quickly and killing up to 90 percent of infected individuals.

Symposium Tackles Question of How to Extend Human 'Healthspan'

The first Scripps Florida Spring Workshop on Biology and Aging drew dozens of scientists from across the country.

Grant Funds Development of New Diagnostics for Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Colitis

Associate Professor Paul Thompson will lead the new four-year study.