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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…

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…

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…

Ribosome-building dance

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Oct 2013

An important step in building ribosomes is like a strictly choreographed dance say scientists from …

Scientists view 3D chromosomes

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Oct 2013

Researchers have been able to model the structure of chromosomes when they are active using a novel…

Left or right? It’s not genetic

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Oct 2013

It is often assumed that handedness is inherited but a new study rules out a strong genetic factor …

British baked beans – yes please

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2013

Baked beans are a staple of the British diet, with over 1.7 million cans consumed in the UK every y…

Henrietta Lacks’ family win recognition for immortal cell line

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Sep 2013

The family of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose tumour cells revolutionised modern medicine, have been…

Flesh-eating plant discards DNA ‘junk’

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jun 2013

Scientists have spent decades puzzling over why noncoding DNA makes up the majority (98%) of the hu…

Hopping back to the gene pool

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Apr 2013

Scientists have revitalised the genome of an extinct Australian frog using sophisticated cloning te…

Modelling embryo development

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Oct 2012

Biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have studied how gene networks contr…

New genetic variants linked to bipolar disorder

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2012

Scientists have gained new understanding of the origin of bipolar disorder by identifying genetic v…

New genes implicated in bone strength

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Aug 2012

Nine new genes determining bone strength have been discovered with a new and rapid functional scree…

APOE4 Alzheimer’s risk probed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Aug 2012

People carrying the Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 are more likely to develop the neurological disease…

Tomato genome sequenced

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2012

The tomato is a major crop plant and model for fruit development, and scientists have released a hi…

New technique to improve epigenetics research

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Jun 2012

Scientists have developed a new chemical technique that will significantly improve their ability to…