All Biological Sciences
A change of heart…in space
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Apr 2014
Astronauts’ hearts become more spherical in space say NASA scientists, which could lead to cardiac …
DNA shape-change causes ALS
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Apr 2014
A mutation linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) changes …
Genetic mutations linked to melanoma
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Apr 2014
A mutation in the gene responsible for protecting the ends of chromosomes is responsible for a here…
Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Apr 2014
Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have t…
New hope for CNS damage
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Apr 2014
It might be possible to reprogram and repair nerves damaged through spinal cord injury and brain tr…
Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Apr 2014
Five new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been recorded in Guinea in the last 24 hours accor…
Preserving fertility in young male cancer patients
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Apr 2014
Freezing testicular tissue from young boys who are not yet sexually mature before they undergo canc…
Early arthropods evolved into filter feeders
Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Mar 2014
Newly discovered fossils of marine animal Tamisiocaris suggest the early arthropod evolved into sus…
Ubiquibodies mark proteins for destruction
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Mar 2014
A newly engineered type of antibody fragment which mark specific proteins inside a cell with a mole…
Merm1 cancer target
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Mar 2014
A newly-discovered enzyme is supressed in cancer and lung inflammation and could help in the develo…
Understanding chromatography saves pharma big money
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Mar 2014
By fine tuning a critical process in drug manufacture, researchers at Rice University say they can …
Epigenetic root to endometriosis
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Mar 2014
An epigenetic modification could be an integral component in endometriosis and its progression sugg…
Antimicrobial pizza herb
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Mar 2014
A simple herb used on pizzas could play an important role in defeating the winter vomiting bug say …
Surplus neurons could cause neurodevelopmental disorders
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Mar 2014
Autism could be caused by cells called microglia failing to trim unnecessary connections between ne…
Circadian clock sensitive to vibration
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Mar 2014
The internal circadian clock of the fruit fly can be influenced by more than just the cycle of nigh…
Prostate cancer drugs ‘not treating root cause’
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2014
New drugs aimed at treating prostate cancer may not be targeting the root cause of the disease say …
Cognitive powers unique to humans
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Mar 2014
An area of the brain responsible for strategic planning, decision making and multi-tasking is uniqu…
Cas9’s secrets revealed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Feb 2014
Bacterial enzyme Cas9 needs short DNA sequences to identify and degrade foreign DNA during viral in…
Sudden collapse could await insect networks
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Feb 2014
Insect pollinators play a crucial role in food security and biodiversity and are already subject to…
On-demand nano-vaccines
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Feb 2014
Vaccines produced on the spot when and where a disease is breaking out might be possible thanks to …
