Germ cells, which eventually give rise to eggs and sperm, are the subject of a new $2.4 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
For more than 100 years, the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series has brought Caltech's research to the public, and this November, it kicks off another season.
Researchers in the lab of Frances Arnold have used directed evolution to improve antibiotic production and make the medicines used against the deadly disease more accessible.
A new technique developed at Caltech called BrainCAB (Brain access through Carbonic Anhydrase-binder Bioconjugation) offers a more effective way to transport a broad range of medicines across the stringent blood–brain barrier.
High-level brain regions that govern planning and intent demonstrate mirror-like activity when humans observe the actions of others, but only when the observation is relevant to a subject's intentions