Evoluted New Media


Half and half – chickens that puzzled scientists

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Apr 2010

Chickens that appear male on one side and female on the other have baffled scientists for years, bu…

vCJD: A continuing threat

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Apr 2010

vCJD continues to be a real threat to public health as human to human transmission remains the easi…

Sea squirts new model for Alzheimer's

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Apr 2010

Sea squirts are perhaps a seemingly unlikely model for Alzheimer’s disease, but scientists have mad…

New sensors for fMRI

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Apr 2010

A functional magnetic resonance imaging tool capable of detecting levels of neurotransmitters could…

Where will your vote go?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Apr 2010

After being brushed aside during past elections, science is now becoming a major issue so why are t…

An apple a day...

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Apr 2010

An apple a day could keep the doctor away according to new study which found soluble fibre in the f…

Hauksbee Award winner Tim Harrison

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Apr 2010

The Royal Society’s Hauksbee Awards recognises the backroom boffins of science labs, research insti…

Poison to become medicine

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Apr 2010

Scorpions are well-known for the sting in their tail - but the venom could form the basis of new me…

Special Easter plea for unwanted equipment

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Apr 2010

The N/a’an ku sê Lodge and Wildlife Sanctuary are appealing for donations of unwanted medical and l…

The seeds of change

Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Mar 2010

Each year, farmers fork out for hardy and pest-resistant seeds which they can’t produce themselves …

Stem cell research breakthrough

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Mar 2010

In a recent breakthrough, scientists have discovered how to grow copious amounts of adult stem cell…

Ecofrauds and little green lies

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Mar 2010

Corporations are seeing “eco-friendliness” as a key selling point - green is indeed the new black …

The Science of Chocolate

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Mar 2010

With the news that Cadbury’s is to be taken over by US food giant Kraft, Laboratory News decided to…

Extreme Earth: Tornadoes

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Mar 2010

In equal parts savage and beautiful- the power of nature can be destructive and awe-inspiring.  Thr…

Aston Uni leads the way

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Mar 2010

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology has launched a £660m project which aims to deve…

Unlocking opium

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Mar 2010

Genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine have been discovered by researchers a…

Accidental discovery in MEMS

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Mar 2010

A serendipitous discovery by scientists at MIT could lead to cheaper, more pliable microelectromech…

Is there a consciousness confidence crisis?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Mar 2010

Trauma to the brain can result in patients being in a vegetative or minimally conscious state – awa…

Two kings of chirality

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Mar 2010

The infamy of thalidomide brought home the importance of understanding the optical activity of drug…

Giving pathogens the cold shoulder

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Mar 2010

Protecting staff in the lab is of vital importance as they are exposed to dangerous chemicals and p…