07/20/2017 12:45:40
Holographic Imaging Could Be Used to Detect Signs of Life in Space
Robert Perkins
Caltech engineer Jay Nadeau says a method called digital holographic microscopy could be used to detect living microbes in space.
Plumes
12/06/2016 06:00:29
Caltech and the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute Launch Major Neuroscience Initiative
Kathy Svitil
Initiative kicked off with $115 million gift from philanthropists Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo to establish a new institute and provide continuous funds for neuroscience research. Caltech to construct $200 million biosciences complex that will include new institute.
12/01/2016 09:01:05
Parkinson's Disease Linked to Microbiome
Lori Dajose
Gut bacteria play a major role in the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
11/18/2016 14:29:45
Turning Back the Aging Clock
Lori Dajose
By boosting genes that destroy defective mitochondrial DNA, researchers can slow down and potentially reverse an important part of the aging process.
Mitochondrial DNA
11/14/2016 10:13:33
Biologists Give Bacteria Thermostat Controls
Whitney Clavin
Researchers are developing new tools for the emerging field called microbial therapeutics, in which bacteria are used as medicine.
10/10/2016 11:12:32
Noise-Canceling Optics
Robert Perkins
Destructive interference can be used to see through fog using a technology reminiscent of noise-canceling headphones.
image of the results of glare suppression
10/03/2016 16:11:15
Partners in Innovation
Lori Dajose
On September 27, researchers from Caltech and City of Hope presented promising biomedical research from recent collaborations.
A tumor stained with pink biomarkers labeling gene regulation.
09/27/2016 08:28:53
Infections in Plain View
Lori Dajose
Caltech researchers can now image bacterial infections in 3D by rendering cystic fibrosis mucus transparent.
07/13/2016 10:32:08
Special Delivery
Mark Wheeler
From the exploration of other planets to the meanderings of single cells, Caltech and JPL researchers are thinking about transportation in unexpected ways.
05/18/2016 09:46:42
A Feeling Touch
Katie Neith
Caltech biologist Richard Andersen is working to incorporate a sense of touch into the neural prosthetics he has been helping develop for years—devices implanted in the brain that allow a paralyzed patient to manipulate a robotic arm.
04/14/2016 11:22:01
Rerouting Cancer
Marcus Woo
Researchers at Caltech and their colleagues have identified how at least one brain cancer adapts quickly to therapeutic drugs—and they show that by formulating the right combination of drugs, doctors could potentially overcome this resistance and stop a tumor in its tracks.
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