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A seed is sown, a lesson is learnt

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Sep 2012

Life is all about learning lessons. And here on the Science Lite desk we have just learnt a very va…

Cosmetics con?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Sep 2012

Anti-wrinkle creams are a con – full of ingredients claiming to make your skin look and feel younge…

The quest for truth

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Sep 2012

Received wisdom can be a limiting factor – even in science, but beware - warns Russ Swan - the trut…

Where’s the wonder?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Sep 2012

I think it is getting harder for science to impress. Whilst the LHC and now Curiosity undoubtedly g…

Curiosity reaches Mars

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2012

Mars – what is there left to learn about the big Red Planet? It’s red, it’s cold and it’s dry – tha…

Science goes to the movies

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2012

While reminiscing about his childhood version of Spider-Man, Russ Swan asks what type of spider wou…

The colour of science

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Aug 2012

Last month, Lab News columnist and general science raconteur, Russ Swan wrote about the staggering …

A tale of two discoveries

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Aug 2012

There are two discoveries I’d like to talk to you about in this month’s column. The first, perhaps …

To shave, or not to shave

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jul 2012

“Since this is a bumper year for sport, I want you lazy lot to do something on the science and myth…

UK Biobank open for business

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jul 2012

UK Biobank is now open for business, with researchers able to access biological samples from over 5…

The colour of the lab

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Jul 2012

When the world is such a colourful place, Russ Swan asks why is the lab so grey?!--more--

When you t…

Diversity in science

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2012

Can good news also be disappointing? I think it can. Let me explain – The Royal Society has teamed …

What’s in a name?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jun 2012

What’s in a name? Well - when it comes to scientific equipment- too many capitals and a penchant fo…

Debate not destroy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jun 2012

Genetic modification has always been a contentious issue and it hit the headlines again last month …

We feel like Chicken to-flight

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jun 2012

Blessed as we are on the Science lite desk with memories that would frankly embarrass a cerebrally …

Making public research accessible for all

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jun 2012

Rarely do I find myself harbouring admiration for a politician. Yet as David Willetts, minister for…

Vaccination without comparison

Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 May 2012

As methods of disease prevention go – vaccination is without comparison. If successful heard immuni…

Science trade shows cause mayhem

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2012

Conferences and shows cause mayhem every six years: why – when the world is now such as small place…

Be-tatted risk junkies - or just fashionistas?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 May 2012

Tattoos as a marker for drinking – never one to let a quirky piece of research pass us by, the Scie…

Extremes become the norm - is this ‘global weirding’?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 May 2012

Is ‘global weirding’ a better explanation than climate change for our extreme weather?!--more--

Cold…