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Willetts leaves post in cabinet reshuffle

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jul 2014

David Willetts will no longer hold his post as Minister of State for Universities and Science in Da…

Injected polio vaccine to boost immunity

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jul 2014

A type of polio vaccine that fell out of favour in the 1960s could hasten the eradication of the di…

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…

Cloud formation slowed by biodiesel emission

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jul 2014

Global cloud formation and rainfall could be more dramatically and unexpectedly affected by the inc…

Animal experiments rise to 4.12m

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jul 2014

The number of animal experiments carried out in the UK has risen, despite a Government pledge to re…

Fish-like animal emits bright and dim light

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Jul 2014

A fish-like animal found in coastal waters can emit both bright and dim versions of fluorescent lig…

Global warming favours light-coloured insects

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jul 2014

A warming European climate has led to lighter coloured butterflies and dragonflies out-competing th…

Titan’s ocean as salty as Dead Sea

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jul 2014

NASA scientists have firm evidence that the ocean inside Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, might be as …

Brain activity during magic mushrooms trip mirrors dreaming

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Jul 2014

The brain displays a similar pattern of activity during a mind-expanding drug trip as it does durin…

Bio-printing transplantable tissues a step closer

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2014

A bio-printed artificial vascular network capable of mimicking the body’s circulatory system could …

Diabetes medication ‘doing more harm than good’

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2014

Diabetes treatments could be doing more harm than good; particularly for the over 75s suggests new …

Fossil find could shed light on Neanderthal – human interbreeding

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jul 2014

A collection of human fossils feared lost has been found and could shed light on whether Neandertha…

Spectral rule to measure stars

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jul 2014

Astronomers have developed a spectral ruler as a means of measuring stars.!--more-- It is the firs…

Antibiotic resistance chosen as greatest scientific problem

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jun 2014

The British public have chosen antibiotic resistance as the most pressing scientific problem facing…

Bees under the spotlight

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jun 2014

Recent research has uncovered a novel biopesticide which is safe for bees and doesn’t affect their …

Uncovering the root (veg) of good health

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jun 2014

Food scientists, chemists and clinicians will joins forces to investigate the effects of eating car…

Drug compound can reverse cardiomyopathy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jun 2014

A drug compound that could reverse hereditary disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) has been …

Versarien acquire 85% of graphene start-up

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jun 2014

Versatile materials company Versarien has acquired 85% of the shares in the University of Mancheste…

Bones from beer residue

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jun 2014

Waste from beer brewing could be recycled for use in an unexpected application – as a biomaterial f…

Onion-like vesicle for drug delivery

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Jun 2014

A drug delivery vesicle akin to an onion has been developed by researchers at the University of Pen…