Marine bacteria first discovered off the coast of Puerto Rico more than 50 years ago could one day help clean up toxic pollutants in the environment. Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego researchers uncovered a …
Lights Out: Scientists Discover Why Iconic Bioluminescent Plankton Don’t Shine Off the West Coast
An international team of researchers including those at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the University of Southampton, U.K., unlocked the secrets behind a non-bioluminescent population of plankton off the U.S. West Coast. They …
Scripps Scientists Awarded Nearly $5 Million to Study Triggers of Deadly, Toxic Algal Blooms
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego want to know what causes an oceanic algal bloom to turn deadly. To find out, researchers are gearing up to hunt for blooms along California’s coast using a …
Scientists Develop New Production Method for Seaweed Chemical Used in Brain Research
A team of scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has developed a new way to produce kainic acid, a natural seaweed neurochemical and powerful reagent used …
Scripps Student Spotlight: Jia Jia Zhang
Jia Jia Zhang just finished the fifth year of her PhD at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. She was born in China and moved to the United States as a young child. She lived …
Domoic Acid Decoded: Scientists Discover Genetic Basis for How Harmful Algal Blooms Become Toxic
A team led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced by …
Marine Chemical Biologist Honored by Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry announced on May 8 that Bradley Moore, professor of marine chemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and chair of pharmaceutical chemistry at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San …
San Diego Union Tribune: How Sea Sponges make toxic flame retardants
The San DiegoUnion Tribune wrote an article based our latest publication in Nature Chemical Biology on Metagenomic discovery of polybrominated diphenyl ether biosynthesis by marine sponges. Read Article here
Scripps News: Scripps Marine Microbiologists Honored for Scientific Leadership
Professors Doug Bartlett and Brad Moore named fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology. Read more