Spot the difference
June 10, 2010
Cheap supermarket brand vodka and brand labelled vodka – what’s the difference? Vodka is virtually tasteless; a mixture of 40% ethanol and 60% water, and scientists thought there was no...
Tattoos to help diabetics monitor blood sugar
June 10, 2010
Tattoos one day may be more than just a piece of artwork on the body as scientists are developing a carbon nanotube ink capable of monitoring glucose levels in type...
Counting spots
June 10, 2010
The biggest ever survey of UK ladybirds is due to take place – and with 45 different species native to the country – this is no mean feat.
Salad spinner brings blood test revolution
June 9, 2010
A salad spinner could revolutionise blood tests in the developing world as, after a few minor modifications, it has been converted into a centrifuge.
Earthquake whispers reveal Earth’s secrets
June 7, 2010
By listening to earthquake ‘whispers’ scientists at the University of Calgary believe they have gained insight into what’s really going on in the Earth’s core.
SAD genes identified
June 4, 2010
New treatments for SAD –seasonal affective disorder – may be on the cards thanks to research from Manchester and Edinburgh which discovered two genes that regulate the body clock.
Resisting cisplatin
June 4, 2010
Cancerous tumours treated with cisplatin quickly become resistant to the drug, and researchers from MIT may have discovered why – a gene called PIDD.
The mighty resurrection
June 2, 2010
In research that has more than a wiff of Jurassic Park about it, palaeobiologists use genomics to go back in time and take a blood sample from one of pre-histories...
Thinking outside the box
May 26, 2010
Highly creative people have a similar dopamine system to people with schizophrenia according to new research from the Karolinska Institute.
Track, predict and spit
May 26, 2010
By tracking the movements of their prey and predicting where they will be 200ms later, snakes are able to fire off their venom with incredible accuracy when under threat according...
Cheese to improve immune system
May 26, 2010
Cheese can help preserve and enhance the immune system of elderly people by acting as a carrier of probiotic bacteria.
Divide and divide
May 19, 2010
Almost 600 genes play a part in mitosis according to the results of a study into the most common form of cell division, which involved filming over 22,000 genes for...
