
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:
	Research Suggests Caution and Further Studies on Drugs Used to Treat Macular Degeneration Millions of people with “wet” macular degeneration are prescribed a class of medication known as anti-VEGF drugs. But now TSRI scientists have found that a drastic reduction of VEGF activity may do more harm than good.
	Discovery of Biological Energy-Sensing Switch Could Have Broad Implications for Biology and Medicine Scientists from the Fedor lab have discovered a genetic sequence that can alter its host gene’s activity in response to cellular energy levels.
	Team Receives $2.7 Million to Investigate Major Therapeutic Target The focus of the new project is nuclear receptors, a superfamily of proteins that have been implicated in a number of cancers.
	Workshop Reveals Keys to Effective Networking A recent workshop on the Florida campus presented tips on how to successfully interact at professional events.
	Kudos: Ryan Shenvi Receives New Investigator Award; Travis Hughes Receives Ruth Kirschstein Fellowship

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