science Archive — Page 2 of 5
-
May 10, 2010
How cancer cells lose their (circadian) rhythm
Immortality and uncontrolled cell division are the fundamental differences between cancer cells and normal cells. -
March 16, 2010
Psychopaths’ brains wired to seek rewards, no matter the consequences
The brains of psychopaths appear to be wired to keep seeking a reward at any cost, new research from Vanderbilt University finds. The research uncovers the role of the brain's reward system in psychopathy and opens a new area of study for understanding what drives these individuals. -
March 16, 2010
Vanderbilt professor offers key factors in recruiting minorities, women to critical science, engineering careers
Identification of students with unrealized potential, continuous tracking of individual performance and intensive, one-on-one mentoring are key factors in successfully recruiting underrepresented minorities and women into the critical professions of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). -
March 11, 2010
Human cells exhibit foraging behavior like amoebae and bacteria
When cells move about in the body, they follow a complex pattern similar to that which amoebae and bacteria use when searching for food, a team of Vanderbilt researchers have found. -
March 9, 2010
New university research news channel, Futurity, goes global
Futurity.org, an online university news channel targeted to members of the public interested in basic research, has expanded beyond its North American base to include science news from leading British universities. -
February 25, 2010
Two Vanderbilt scientists win Sloan research fellowships
Physicist Andreas Berlind and human geneticist Marylyn Ritchie at Vanderbilt University have each won two-year, $50,000 research fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation aimed at encouraging promising young scholars. -
February 18, 2010
A new type of genetic variation could strengthen natural selection
The unexpected discovery of a new type of genetic variation suggests that natural selection – the force that drives evolution – is both more powerful and more complex than scientists have thought.