Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Paper http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/3850/paper/ Scientists at USC and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have discovered a new route by which a proton (a hydrogen atom that lost its electron) can move from one molecule to another — a basic component of countless ...]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:38:00 -0500 Man may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. Even fasting on its own effectively...]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:41:00 -0500 Researchers at USC have built a theoretical working model of the cellular engine that powers all life. The model will allow scientists to better understand the forces of life at the molecular level and potentially replicate them,...]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:30:00 -0500 Two USC scientists are bringing peripheral vision into focus, showing that the way the brain sharpens its attention while the eyes are in motion leads to false assumptions about how objects should look. The eye’s...]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:49:00 -0500 Like it or not, most people take work home with them. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a neuroscientist and educational psychologist at USC, takes inspiration from home to work. Dissecting four poems written by her daughter Nora...]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:44:00 -0500 In a new study, Don Arnold and collaborators show that a microscopic motor drives axonal proteins to the right location in a neuron.]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:49:00 -0500 A new collaborative paper by economist and University Professor Richard Easterlin — namesake of the Easterlin Paradox and founder of the field of happiness studies — offers the broadest range of evidence to date...]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:45:00 -0500 A method pioneered to find the genetic basis of human diseases also holds promise for locating the genes behind important traits in plants, according to a study published online on March 24 by the journal Nature. A large team led...]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:33:00 -0500