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Marzipan under the microscope

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Dec 2011

Is that real or fake marzipan on your Christmas cake?!--more--

December is the peak season for indul…

Looking forward to a White Christmas?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Dec 2011

We all dream of a white Christmas, but things in Lapland are looking less than snowy.!--more--

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Perfect cocktail lessens inflammation

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Dec 2011

Inflammation has evolved to help fight infection, but can be damaging in long term diseases: most n…

Higgs not found...yet

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Dec 2011

The end of the Large Hadron Collider’s 2011 run has revealed a glimpse of the elusive Higgs boson –…

Chronic pain eased by cannabis

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Dec 2011

Patients with chronic pain may experience greater relief if doctors add cannabinoids to an opiates-…

Nanocar takes to the copper highway

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Dec 2011

A four wheel drive car just 1 nm long which uses electrons as fuel has been developed by researcher…

Nanocellulose powder developed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Dec 2011

Nanocellulose has the potential to be used in medical technology and the food and pharmaceutical in…

What caused Ice Age mass extinctions?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Dec 2011

Scientists have answered one of the most contentious questions in history – was it climate change o…

Key element of cell division uncovered

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Dec 2011

In dividing human cells, chromosomes are duplicated, and one copy is passed onto each daughter cell…

Living antibiotics from vampire bacteria

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Dec 2011

The genome of a vampire-like bacteria that leeches onto other specific bacteria as has its genome s…

Creating the super-heavy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

The search for super-heavy elements is on – two international teams of scientists are currently in …

Paracetamol pathway revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

We all reach for the paracetamol to ease our aches and pains, but exactly how the analgesic relieve…

How the fly flies

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

The key to keeping a fly flying – and its distinctive buzzing sound – is a gene called Spalt, which…

Sanofi to oust Pfizer as leader of global pharma sales in 2012

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

Sanofi is expected to oust Pfizer as number one for global pharmaceutical sales says EvaluatePharma…

Feeling the itch

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Nov 2011

Itching is the most common side-effects of morphine, and scientists in America may have discovered …

X-rays reveal protein structure

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Nov 2011

For the first time, scientists have revealed the structure of a cholesterol-lowering-drug target, a…

Beer benefits the heart

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Nov 2011

With the festive season fast approaching, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s not just red wine tha…

Non-sticky gum

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Nov 2011

Chewing gum is that sticky annoyance most of us could do without, but what if there was a way to ma…

ATLAS LEGO

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Nov 2011

LEGO is so much more than just a toy – it can be a useful teaching tool for the wider community as …

Britain's cheapest lunch

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Nov 2011

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has revealed that a toast sandwich is Britain’s cheapest lunch…