Evoluted New Media
Doh! Losing ‘Homer Simpson’ gene makes mice smart
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Nov 2010
A gene has been dubbed the Homer Simpson gene by its discoverers because it holds mice back mentall…
Battling the big C
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Nov 2010
Laboratory News learns about the award-winning work of the Gene Function Team at the Institute of C…
LHC begins new phase
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Nov 2010
The Large Hadron Collider has successfully recorded lead ion collisions moving scientists ever clos…
Geckos feet stickier in the heat
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Nov 2010
Geckos are amazing creatures – put them on a sheet of glass turn them upside down and they cling to…
Parkinson’s symptoms relieved
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Nov 2010
Removing the part of the brain that controls habitual movements could relieve symptoms in Parkinson…
Dual approach gets to heart of earthquakes
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Nov 2010
Earth scientists have made a huge leap forward in understanding how earthquakes are formed using st…
MRI used to locate sense of introspection
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Nov 2010
What makes us human is the ability to reflect on our own thoughts, emotions and behaviour, but some…
The science of Fear
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Nov 2010
In exploring the flight or fright process neuroscientists are finding that the fear response is muc…
Star Wars hologram to be reality
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2010
Holographic messages like Princess Leia’s call for help in Star Wars could become a reality thanks …
Smoker's brain
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2010
Does smoking lead to a thinning of a specific region of the cerebral cortex, or are people with a t…
Andromeda in ultraviolet
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2010
The most distant object visible to the naked eye – the Andromeda Galaxy – has been bought into focu…
The Holy Grail for cancer
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2010
The “Holy Grail” for bone cancer treatment could be in the form of bacteria modified to kill cancer…
Knowing the secrets of compost
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Nov 2010
Once the realm of green fingered types - composting is now attracting corporations. But can we reli…
Science Nobels awarded to UK researchers
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Nov 2010
The UK is at the forefront of science and engineering, and we’re a magnet for overseas researchers;…
Chocolate’s future is sweet
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Nov 2010
The future of chocolate is sweet after two research groups announced they have sequenced the genome…
My precious...
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Nov 2010
The guarantees afforded by UKAS accreditation gives reassurance to all the UK Assay Office tests on…
Laboratory livers
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Nov 2010
Scientists hope to end the shortage of livers available for transplantation after growing a miniatu…
Is cancer man-made?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Nov 2010
Cancer is a man-made disease caused by environmental factors like pollution and diet according to r…
Chorus causes aurora
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Nov 2010
Chorus waves are responsible for the diffuse aurora – a faint glow of light in the upper atmosphere…
Radioactivity and the woman who discovered it
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Nov 2010
One of the most iconic female scientists, Marie Curie was the first scientist to share not one but …
