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Nature pips science to the post
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jan 2010
Science is always striving to mimic things which nature has evolved to do several, if not thousands…
Paw prints of selection
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jan 2010
With more than 400 distinct breeds, dogs come in a wide range of shapes, sizes and temperaments, an…
The Pink Gene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jan 2010
Rosy-red tomatoes are a common ingredient in most people’s salad, but diners in the Far East are pa…
Charity calls for more funding into non-animal research
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jan 2010
Medical research charity The Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research has received a record number of ap…
Maps of Haiti earthquake produced
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Jan 2010
Following the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti on January 12th, scientists have been s…
UK has good showing in euro-business awards
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jan 2010
UK scientists have been recognised in the second annual ACES awards - a pan-European competition am…
Plasmas potential use in disinfecting wounds and healthy skin
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jan 2010
Low-temperature plasma is already used to sterilise surgical equipment due to its ability to reach …
Scanner endoscopes: the way forward in cancer diagnosis
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jan 2010
An endoscope capable of seeing beneath the surface of tissues and identifying cancerous growths bef…
Key to anti-ageing is amino acids
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jan 2010
In order to avoid ageing we need to restrict our diet – the combination of proteins, not the number…
Let algae see the light – and improve biofuels
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Jan 2010
A specific protein that plays a critical role in eliminating excess absorbed light in algae has bee…
Stomach hormone protects against Parkinson’s disease
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Jan 2010
A hormone produced in the stomach may be used to boost resistance to Parkinson’s disease because of…
Polymer beads mean greener nuclear power
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jan 2010
With 40 nuclear-power stations being built and 70 more predicted in the next 15 years, nuclear powe…
Bacteria gene key to better bioethanol
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jan 2010
A single bacteria gene introduced into yeast could revolutionise the production of bioethanol from …
Smart blood bags
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Dec 2009
Using the wrong type of blood in a transfusion could be fatal for the patient, but a new radio node…
Ore deposits linked to ancient atmosphere
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Dec 2009
Using geochemical clues from rocks nearly 3 billion years old, scientists at Carnegie Institution d…
Improvements in MRSA swabbing
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Dec 2009
A specialised MRSA swabbing kit offering several advantages over traditional swabs, including the a…
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Dec 2009
The Christmas tree is a traditional symbol of the festive season, and where would we be without it …
Special Christmas mention...
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Dec 2009
It is not often that Christmas and pipettes go hand in hand – but that didn’t stop the fine people …
Single atom transistor to improve quantum computing
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Dec 2009
A transistor with an active region of a single phosphorus atom in silicon has been built by researc…
DNA sequencing laboratory to open in London
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Dec 2009
GATC Biotech are opening a DNA sequencing laboratory in London and launching an overnight delivery …