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Cell Biologist Alexander Varshavsky Wins Albany Medical Center Prize
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradAlexander Varshavsky, Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Professor of Cell BiologyAlexander Varshavsky, Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Professor of Cell Biology at Caltech,...
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For Cells, Internal Stress Leads to Unique Shapes
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCredit: Arun Sampathkumar/CaltechCaltech biologist Elliot Meyerowitz and colleagues have found that the unusual shape of pavement cells, found on the leaves of...
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Caltech researchers discover the seat of sex and violence in the brain
News Writer: Katie NeithNerve fibers (yellow lines) emanate from estrogen receptor-expressing neurons in the hypothalamus (yellow dots) that control aggression.Credit: Liching Lo/Allen Brain Atlas and...
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Unlocking a Mystery of Human Disease . . . in Space
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCredit: ShutterstockAn experiment just launched into orbit by Caltech researchers could be an important step toward understanding the protein that causes Huntington's...
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Spring Break in the Galápagos
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierPart of the group explores a mangrove lagoon in Elizabeth Bay on Isla Isabela. [View the slideshow]Credit: Aleena PatelAs the final element of Evolution, Caltech's new Bi/Ge...
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Research Update: An Autism Connection
Caltech neuroscientists find link between agenesis of the corpus callosum and autismNews Writer: Katie NeithMRI images from a neurotypical control (left) and an adult with complete agenesis of the...
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40-Year Service Awardees
Caltech Staff Service Awards 2014News Writer: Douglas SmithFrom left: Susi Martin, Steve Vass, and Eugene Akutagawa.Credit: Lance HayashidaThe 59th Annual Staff Service Awards will be presented in...
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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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Jacqueline Barton Receives Priestley Medal from ACS
News Writer: Cynthia EllerThe Priestly Medal, awarded by the American Chemical Society.On June 10, the American Chemical Society (ACS) announced that in 2015 it will award its highest honor, the...
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Growing Unknown Microbes One by One
A new technique developed at Caltech helps grow individual species of the unknown microbes that live in the human body.News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradPhotograph of a glass SlipChip for growing...
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Sorting Out Emotions
News Writer: Katie NeithCredit: Ralph Adolphs / CaltechEvaluating another person's emotions based on facial expressions can sometimes be a complex task. As it turns out, this process isn't so easy for...
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BBE Hosts Symposium to Honor Patterson
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradPaul H. Patterson, the late Anne P. and Benjamin F. Biaggini Professor of Biological Sciences, Emeritus.Credit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and...
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Biology Made Simpler With "Clear" Tissues
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradA 3-D visualization of fluorescently-labeled brain cells within an intact brain tissue. Through the use of this novel whole-body clearing and staining method,...
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Seeing Protein Synthesis in the Field
News Writer: Ramanuj BasuIn this image, the entire microbial community in Caltech's lily-pond water is stained blue with a DNA dye; freshwater gammaproteobacteria are labeled with a fluorescently...
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Tipping the Balance of Behavior
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradAn illustration of the seesaw circuit, showing an antagonistic relationship between the "social" neurons and "asocial" neurons in the mouse amygdala. Credit: Lance...
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Slimy Fish and the Origins of Brain Development
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradA sea lamprey held by postdoctoral scholar Stephen Green in the Caltech Zebrafish/Xenopus/Lamprey Facility.Credit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and...
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Emotions in the Brain: An Interview with David Anderson
News Writer: Kathy SvitilDavid Anderson, Seymour Benzer Professor of BiologyWe recently spoke to David Anderson, Caltech's Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology, about this work, his goals, and how the...
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Sensing Neuronal Activity With Light
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradArcher1 fluorescence in a cultured rat hippocampal neuron. By monitoring changes in this fluorescence at up to a thousand frames per second, researchers can track the...
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A New Way to Prevent the Spread of Devastating Diseases
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierResearchers around the country are adopting a technique developed in the Caltech lab of Nobel Laureate David Baltimore to try to guard against infection. The method, called...
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Orchestrating the Healing Process in a Damaged Cornea
News Writer: Kathy SvitilSURF fellow Jacqueline Masehi-Lano has experimented with various growth factors that might inhibit the formation of scar tissue and promote orderly wound healing.Related Links:...
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