All Biological Sciences
Astronaut successfully sequences DNA in space
Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Aug 2016
DNA has been sequenced in space for the first time ever.
Fungi extracts precious elements from batteries
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Aug 2016
Researchers in the US have used fungi to extract metals from rechargeable batteries.
Stem cell switch unearthed in flatworms
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Aug 2016
Researchers studying flatworms have discovered a ‘ying and yang’ switch that allows for the creatio…
The super-organism behind Nature’s skyscraper
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Aug 2016
Notions of the ‘super-organism’ need to be invoked to truly understand the intelligence behind Natu…
X-ray vision
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Aug 2016
Bees navigate by sensing the polarisation of light. We now know that some rainforest-dwelling bees …
Gene therapy offers different approach to treating depression
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jul 2016
Scientists have shown how manipulating a new target in the brain through gene therapy can lead to n…
Transforming cells to transform lives
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Jul 2016
A company in Scotland has devised a novel way to treat type 1 diabetes – producing lab grown islets…
Who’s your daddy?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jul 2016
AlphaBioLabs provide DNA paternity, drug and alcohol testing services and are the only lab used by …
The beauty of the beast
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Jul 2016
The enigmatic Tully Monster has become something of a palaeontological icon, yet there is much to l…
Call for epigenetic drug targets for respiratory ailments
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Jun 2016
An initiative has been launched to find new epigenetic drug targets for respiratory diseases.
Bubbly oxygen drink could aid cancer treatments
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jun 2016
A drink containing oxygen microbubbles is being developed to make treatment of hard to reach tumour…
£2m grant for researchers to study dementia risks
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jun 2016
A team of researchers from Cardiff, Bristol and Oxford University are set to begin investigating a …
Old dog, new tricks
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jun 2016
Have we overlooked some incredible pharmacological properties of aspirin? Martyna Petrulyte takes a…
New plant-based vaccine under investigation
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jun 2016
A plant-based polio vaccine, the first of its kind, could be created by a team led by the Universit…
Longer living mice thanks to manipulated telomeres
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jun 2016
Scientists have created mice with longer telomeres than their counterparts, resulting in fewer sign…
From the front line
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 May 2016
We hear from Professor Daouda Ndiaye – a Senegalese researcher taking on malaria – about a new test…
Did the dinosaurs suffer with malaria?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 May 2016
A new analysis of the prehistoric origin of malaria suggests that it evolved in insects at least 10…
Come on feel the noise
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Apr 2016
Dr Adele Murrell fills us in on a new approach to making sense of "junk" DNA and RNA "noise" to fig…
New frog species discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Apr 2016
A new species of narrow-mouthed frog has been discovered in India by scientists from the National U…
The pace and pattern of being
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Apr 2016
Maturation in mammals varies widely, but the exact reasons why are still unclear. A new method of m…
