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Caltech Establishes New Division of Biology and Biological Engineering
News Writer: Kathy SvitilThe California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in a move that creates an academic division unlike any other among its peer institutions, has combined the disciplines of...
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Minding the Gaps in the Genome: An Interview with Mitch Guttman
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierMitchell Guttman is a new assistant professor of biology on campus. He just arrived last month, having recently completed a fellowship at the Broad Institute of MIT and...
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Look Out Above! Experiment Explores Innate Visual Behavior in Mice
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradAfter developing a new video stimulus, Caltech researchers have narrowed down the cell types in the mouse retina responsible for detecting aerial predators--like...
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Programming DNA for Molecular Robots: An Interview with Lulu Qian
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradLulu Qian, assistant professor of bioengineeringCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsNew Caltech faculty member Lulu Qian performs research in...
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A New Device to Advance Glaucoma Research and Treatment
News Writer: Ann MotrunichGlaucoma, the leading cause of blindness, affects some 70 million people, including four million Americans. As Americans age, the problem is expected to worsen in the U.S....
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Focusing on Faces
Researchers find neurons in amygdala of autistic individuals have reduced sensitivity to eye region of others' facesNews Writer: Katie NeithCredit: Caltech /Adolphs LabA group of researchers led by...
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Probiotic Therapy Alleviates Autism-like Behaviors in Mice
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCredit: Elaine Hsiao"Traditional research has studied autism as a genetic disorder and a disorder of the brain, but our work shows that gut bacteria may contribute to...
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Caltech Cell Biologist Wins $3 Million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
News Writer: Kathy SvitilAlexander Varshavsky, Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Professor of Cell BiologyAlexander Varshavsky was honored for "his discovery of the critical molecular determinants and...
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Bacterial "Syringe" Necessary for Marine Animal Development
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradA rendered image of the porcupine-like array of phage tail-like contractile structures in P. luteoviolacea bacteria.Credit: Martin Pilhofer/CaltechIf you've ever...
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Fighting Flies
Caltech biologists identify sex-specific brain cells in male flies that promote aggressionNews Writer: Katie NeithOne male fly lunges at another in a show of aggression. Credit: Anderson...
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Worry on the Brain
Caltech researchers pinpoint neural circuitry that promotes stress-induced anxietyNews Writer: Katie NeithA brain schematic shows the neural circuit found by Caltech researchers to play a role in...
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A Detailed Look at HIV in Action
Researchers gain a better understanding of the virus through electron microscopyNews Writer: Katie NeithA tomographic reconstruction of the colon shows the location of large pools of HIV-1 virus...
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Caltech-Developed Method for Delivering HIV-Fighting Antibodies Proven Even...
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCaltech Biologists Deliver Neutralizing Antibodies that Protect Against HIV in MiceCaltech biologists David Baltimore and Alejandro Balazs discuss their novel approach to...
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A Changing View of Bone Marrow Cells
Caltech researchers show that the cells are actively involved in sensing infectionNews Writer: Kimm FesenmaierResearchers separate blood stem cells from other bone marrow cells and load them onto a new...
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National Inventors Hall of Fame to Induct Frances Arnold
News Writer: Brian BellCredit: Caltech Academic Media TechnologiesFrances H. Arnold, the Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, and director of...
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Research Update: Battling Infection With Microbes
A relationship between gut bacteria and blood cell development helps the immune system fight infection, Caltech researchers say.News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradAn artist’s representation of gut...
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An Equation to Describe the Competition Between Genes
Caltech researchers develop and verify predictive mathematical model News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierThe background images show cells that have been repressed to different extents. Red fluorescence...
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Say Hello to Your Little Friends: How Gut Bacteria Can Be Harnessed as Novel...
Watson Lecture PreviewNews Writer: Douglas SmithThis 3-D reconstruction of a mouse colon shows beneficial bacteria (green) interacting with the intestinal surface. The gut cells are rendered in red,...
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Watching the Brain Do Its Thing: An Interview with Mikhail Shapiro
News Writer: Cynthia EllerMikhail ShapiroCredit: Lance HayashidaTo a large extent, the brain remains a black box. Taking it out of its case inside the skull and examining it—as in an autopsy—reveals...
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Antennae Help Flies "Cruise" In Gusty Winds
Caltech researchers uncover a mechanism for how fruit flies regulate their flight speed, using both vision and wind-sensing information from their antennae.News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradA tracing...
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