All Biological Sciences


Ladybirds reveal 'honest' signals to predators

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jun 2015

The brightness of ladybird colours has been found to reveal the extent of their toxicity.!--more--

New polymer key for artificial blood vessels

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Jun 2015

By using a specially created polymer, scientists have developed fully functioning artificial blood …

Caterpillars make leaves glow

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jun 2015

Scientists have discovered that plants release light energy in response to insect feeding.!--more--…

Britain’s oldest sauropod dinosaur found

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Jun 2015

Palaeontologists have discovered Britain’s oldest sauropod dinosaur fossil on the coast of North Yo…

Bringing biotech to industry

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Jun 2015

Recent large-scale investment has seen Industrial Biotechnology hit the headlines. It is a rapidly …

GOING LIVE! How to gain an advantage for live cell imaging

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Jun 2015

Dynamic imaging can reveal so much about cell biology, but which camera system is best for your lab…

Artificial muscles to make your eyes water…

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jun 2015

By using onion skin cells, scientists have developed an artificial muscle that can bend and contrac…

Stretchy nerves help whales feed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Jun 2015

Zoologists have discovered that stretchy nerves allow whales to balloon their mouths to capture pre…

‘Stop Vivisection’ appeal rejected

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jun 2015

After the ‘Stop Vivisection’ public hearing at the European Parliament, the Commission – responsibl…

£5 million for superbug research

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jun 2015

Two teams of researchers have been awarded almost £5 million for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) res…

Flower cells in 3D

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Jun 2015

Scientists have developed a new low-cost method for high-resolution 3D imaging of plant cells.!--mo…

‘Stop Vivisection’ petition awaits reply

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jun 2015

After the ‘Stop Vivisection’ public hearing at the European Parliament, the Commission – responsibl…

Pollution and birth weight linked

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jun 2015

Pollution levels have been found to affect birth weight in China.!--more--

Scientist at the Univer…

Blood test can predict future breast cancer

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 May 2015

Scientists have discovered that a method known as biocontour profiling can predict breast cancer.!-…

Biotech crowdfunding with bite

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 May 2015

Crowdfunding is becoming de rigueur for many enterprising small businesses – but is it really a sui…

Just what colour is time?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2015

New research suggests colour is a reliable sensory mechanism for telling the time of day. !--more--…

Biology gets the blues

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2015

The UK has an enviable legacy when it comes to biological research…but do we take it for granted?

Printed flowers unravel moth mystery

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 May 2015

By using artificial flowers, ecologists have found that flower shape affects the foraging behaviour…

Ice ages explain decline in avian biodiversity

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 May 2015

By studying bird species, scientists have discovered that major decline in biodiversity coincides w…

The power of partnership takes on HIV

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Apr 2015

Having already made notable contributions to our understanding of how HIV works, Professor Andrew L…