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Arsenic – a promising cancer treatment?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jul 2010

Arsenic has a notorious reputation as a deadly poison, but it could also be used in future cancer t…

Astrocytes the star of the brain

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jul 2010

Star-shaped brain cells have a central role in the regulation of breathing and could provide insigh…

Mojo – magical name for new dinosaur species

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jul 2010

A dinosaur which had a heart-shaped frill on its head has been named Mojoceratops by its discoverer…

Printing revolution reaches big pharma

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jul 2010

Printing active pharmaceutical ingredients onto pills could improve the safety and quality of medic…

Funding boost for new astrophysics centre

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Jul 2010

Jodrell Bank observatory has received a £3.1m funding boost for its new Science Discovery Centre, p…

Chips to find CAD

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jul 2010

Over 100,000 deaths a year in the UK are caused by coronary artery disease (CAD) and a student from…

Alzheimer's - Down syndrome link found

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jul 2010

The plaque-forming protein found in the brains of Alzheimer’s suffers also accumulates in the eyes …

Superbug silver bullet discovered

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Jul 2010

A promising lead for new antibiotics that disrupts cell wall formation may be an effective weapon a…

Dieting leaves a bitter taste no more

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Jul 2010

Dieters can be left with a bitter taste in their mouth when switching from sugar to artificial swee…

A labelling revolution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Jul 2010

A new type of fluorescent probe developed by scientists at MIT could transform the labelling of pro…

Circular molecule splits bacteria

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jul 2010

Uneven distribution of a tiny circular molecule is responsible for directing single-celled bacteria…

Clever dressing detects infection

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jul 2010

UK Scientists have developed what they say will be a revolutionary medical dressing using nanotechn…

On the road to cleaner air

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jul 2010

Nitrous oxides released by cars can now be reduced by the roads they travel on after scientists in …

Robot for rubbish collection

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jul 2010

The weekly rubbish bin collection can be a nightmare for many across Europe as the streets they liv…

Reducing drag with shark model

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jul 2010

Fast-swimming sharks have evolved to the point where they are resistant to currents and experience …

Did an oceanic burp end the last ice age?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Jul 2010

A huge and sudden belch of carbon dioxide from the depths of the ocean may have called time on the …

Butterfly wings inspires fraud prevention

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Jul 2010

Bank notes and credit cards could be harder to forge thanks to scientists who have discovered a way…

Life on Mars?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Jul 2010

Huge seas once existed on Mars, and it was warmer and wetter than first thought according to new ev…

Nanofibres spun like candyfloss

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2010

A machine hailed as the cross between a high-speed centrifuge and a candyfloss machine could revolu…

Clever larvae switch off protection mechanism

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2010

Plants under attack from Hessian fly larva are able to protect themselves by ramping up production …