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Genetic differences in microbes and wine variation linked

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Nov 2015

The distinctive variations in taste and odour between wines from different regions are linked to ti…

The mysteries of DNA origami unfolded

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Oct 2015

Scientists have found that the assembly of DNA into nanostructures follows distinct pathways rather…

One night of sleep loss alters clock gene expression

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Aug 2015

Gene expression that control biological clocks in cells throughout the body is altered after losing…

Training the next generation of archaeogeneticists

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Apr 2015

A new research centre will be used to train the next generation of specialists in the field of arch…

Separating the plant genome

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Nov 2014

A new approach to separating plant nuclear DNA from organellar DNA could speed up DNA sequencing an…

Single mutation disrupts morphology of sexual organs

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Nov 2014

A single mutation in a gene coding for a protein deeply involved in developmental and homeostatic p…

Genetic mutation prevents weight gain on high-sugar diet

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Oct 2014

A team of researchers from the University of Southern California have found a way to suppress the o…

Floppy proteins linked to ALS

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Oct 2014

A loss of protein stability has been linked to muscle-destroying disease amyotrophic lateral sclero…

Six faces of Streptococcus

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Oct 2014

Like the faces of a die, Streptococcus pneumonia has six unique states it can switch to making it a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The shrinking human genome

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jul 2014

Our understanding of the human genome has been reduced to 19,000 genes, almost all of which have an…

Four new genes confirmed to increase familial breast cancer risk

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jun 2014

Four new genes have been added to those already known to increase the risk of familial breast cance…

Proteome catalogue reveals 193 unknown proteins

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jun 2014

A proteome catalogue has revealed 193 novel proteins in regions of the genome not predicted to code…

Leap in modelling cardiovascular disease

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 May 2014

American scientists have made a huge leap forward in genetic modelling after growing functioning hu…

New gene linked to oesophageal cancer treatment

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2014

A newly discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer could hold the key to treatments for the hard-…

Gene variant linked to longevity

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2014

Spanish and Japanese centenarians have revealed of the genetic keys to longevity – a variant on a c…

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 …