Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that perchlorate, an environmental pollutant found in many sources of drinking water in the U.S., inhibits the uptake of iodide, an essential component of thyroid hormones, in a more ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 27, 2020
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When cartoonist and marine-biology teacher Steve Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants in 1999, he may have backed the wrong side of one of the longest-running controversies in the field of evolutionary biology.
Evolution
Apr 10, 2017
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Life has two choices: Survive or go extinct. And surviving isn't easy. Scientists often debate why species become specialized or generalized in regard to their diet. Specialist species may be better able to procure food by ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2022
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The electric eel may be one of the most remarkable predators in the entire animal kingdom. That is the conclusion of Kenneth Catania, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University, who has spent the ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2015
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A recent mechanical engineering doctoral graduate has created a material for welding in extreme conditions that could minimize equipment needed and operator hazards.
Materials Science
Jul 24, 2020
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(Phys.org) -- With the age of the incandescent light bulb fading rapidly, the holy grail of the lighting industry is to develop a highly efficient form of solid-state lighting that produces high quality white light.
Nanomaterials
May 8, 2012
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Good parenting used to be seen as a process of imparting self-control and social values to one's children; now it's viewed as a meaningful human relationship. Women used to be expected to stay home and raise their children; ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2015
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a way to combine the photosynthetic protein that converts light into electrochemical energy in spinach with silicon, the material used in solar ...
Materials Science
Sep 4, 2012
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Knowing how life worked on Earth 550 million years ago can give perspective on how life could evolve on other planets. And geobiologist and assistant professor of Earth and environmental sciences Simon Darroch and postdoctoral ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2022
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Letting your imagination run away with you may actually influence how you see the world. New research from Vanderbilt University has found that mental imagery—what we see with the "mind's eye"—directly impacts our visual ...
Jul 1, 2008
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