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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:

Scientists Devise New, Lower Cost Method to Create More Usable Fuels
The research from the Periana lab uses clever chemistry and nontraditional materials to turn natural gas into liquid products at much lower temperatures than conventional methods.

Stumbling Fruit Flies Lead to Discovery of Gene Essential for Sensing Joint Position
The findings from the Cook lab could lead to treatments for disorders related to faulty detection of body position.

Consortium Wins Up to $28 Million to Find Best Ebola Treatment
The mission of the new center of excellence, led by TSRI Professor Erica Ollmann Saphire, is to find the best antibody “cocktail” to fight the deadly Ebola virus.

TSRI Graduate School Brings Home Fresh Top-10 Rankings from U.S. News & World Report
The TSRI program now ranks seventh overall in chemistry and ninth overall in the biological sciences, in addition to second in the specialty of biochemistry and sixth in organic chemistry.

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Ballpark Cheers Scripps Florida Day; Palm Beach County Commission Recognizes Scripps Florida’s 10th Anniversary