All Biological Sciences
Engineered E. coli turns fatty acids into propane
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Sep 2014
By engineering a protein found in the gut, researchers have generated renewable propane and taken a…
Same mechanism implicated in type-1 and type-2 diabetes
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Sep 2014
Both type-1 and type-2 diabetes are caused by the same underlying mechanism say researchers in Manc…
To catch a killer
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Sep 2014
As the body count continues to rise – do we have any defence against Ebola virus?!--more-- It’s th…
Fast-tracked Ebola vaccine to enter trials
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Aug 2014
A potential vaccine against the Zaire species of Ebola, which has currently claimed 1,550 lives in …
Epigenetic changes play role in Alzheimer’s
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Aug 2014
Researchers say they have amassed some of the strongest evidence yet to show that epigenetic change…
How Ebola blocks immune system
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Aug 2014
American researchers have developed a detailed map of the Ebola protein VP24, which has revealed ho…
Thin-film technique for delivering pain medication
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Aug 2014
For those who suffer chronic pain, frequent pill popping helps ease the discomfort but a new advanc…
Treating cancer with wasp venom
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Aug 2014
Wasp venom is proving to be a novel source of inspiration for a new therapy for breast cancer.!--mo…
Potential BRCA3 found
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Aug 2014
A third gene related to breast cancer risk has been identified by an international team of research…
Vitamin D-dementia link confirmed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Aug 2014
A link between vitamin D and dementia risk has been confirmed by an international team of researche…
New clue to sudden cardiac death in children
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Aug 2014
Cardiff University researchers have discovered a cause of sudden cardiac death in young children, o…
Speedier diagnosis using new genomic mapping technique
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Aug 2014
Canadian researchers have developed a technique for massive parallel genomic analysis of long DNA m…
Daily aspirin could keep cancer away
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Aug 2014
Taking aspirin daily could significantly reduce the risk of developing major cancers of the digesti…
New non-coding RNA discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Aug 2014
A new species of non-coding RNA has been discovered by researchers in Germany, who believe these se…
Underinvestment in antibacterial research
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Aug 2014
Less than 1% of public and charitable funding from bodies in the UK was awarded to antibiotics rese…
Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Jul 2014
One of the most important proteins found in nature has been mapped by scientists from the Institute…
Malaria research close to understanding parasite lifecycle
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jul 2014
A Nottingham researcher who had malaria seven times as a child is close to understanding the life-c…
Self-assembling nanoparticle could aid cancer diagnosis
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Jul 2014
A new self-assembling nanoparticle which targets cancerous tumours could boost the effectiveness of…
Control protein switch found
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Jul 2014
Research from Dundee has revealed how a complex protein pivotal in the development of cancer, autoi…
Doing the walk of life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jul 2014
For 50 million years, animals have used the same food foraging techniques suggests research from th…