
A new issue of the online weekly of The Scripps Research Institute, News&Views, is now available at http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews
In this week's issue:
	Preclinical Study Shows Heroin Vaccine Blocks Relapse The TSRI team is now actively seeking a pharmaceutical company partner or other funding to sponsor clinical trials.
	TSRI and Janssen Ink New Research and License Agreement “This deal is the latest example of our corporate partnership strategy,” says Scott Forrest, TSRI’s vice president for business development.
	Team Finds Key to Gene-Silencing Activity The findings from the MacRae lab open the door to a new class of therapies.
	Scientists Uncover Workings of Cancer-Linked DNA-Repair Mechanism Work from the Wu lab shows a little-understood mechanism, although error-prone, has an overall protective role.
	*Kudos:* Ardem Patapoutian Named HHMI Investigator; George Koob Awarded Honorary Degree from the University of Bordeaux; K.C. Nicolaou Elected to Royal Society of London