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Five new genetic variants that could cause cancer
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 May 2010
More than 45,500 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year, and scientists have now discov…
From laboratory to art gallery
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2010
An artist has swapped the laboratory for an art gallery window and used microtitre plates in his la…
Strike averted at NPL
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2010
A last minute resolution has been offered to Prospect members at the National Physical Laboratory (…
Running a marathon can halt cell death
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2010
It may hurt at the time but strenuous activity could halt programmed cell death.
Spin out success
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2010
Spin out company MGB BioPharma has been created by the University of Strathclyde to commercialise a…
Zero gravity for Newton’s tree
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2010
A piece of Newton’s apple tree – the tree which inspired the scientist to formulate his theory of g…
Listening to Mozart doesn’t make you smart
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2010
The ‘Mozart effect’ has gained widespread recognition since its publication in 1993, but a new stud…
Venus erupting
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 May 2010
Venus is still geologically active, its surface being wiped clean by a gradual sequence of volcanic…
New techniques for gene sequencing
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 May 2010
Next generation techniques have decoded the genome of the fungus Sordaria macrospora with some surp…
Proteins in urine indicate kidney cancer
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 May 2010
The presence of a pair of proteins in urine could lead to an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of…
Deep volcanic vents discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 May 2010
A British scientific expedition has discovered the world’s deepest undersea volcanic vents in the C…
Tomato therapy
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 May 2010
Tomato plants could be used in cancer treatment after a study revealed that a tomato gene can cause…
Diamond receives £100m boost
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 May 2010
The Diamond Light Source at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus has been allocated £97.4m by …
Blackcurrants reduce inflammation
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2010
Natural chemicals found in blackcurrants may help reduce inflammation in asthma sufferers according…
Obesity epidemic blamed on bacteria
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2010
Scientists at the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia have published a study that…
Researchers generate artificial skin
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2010
Scientists in Spain have generated artificial human skin via tissue engineering based on agarose-fi…
Cancer fighting molecules discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Apr 2010
An enzyme-blocker with a new mechanism of action has been discovered by scientists at the Universit…
Forensic sciences embrace the digital age
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Apr 2010
Imagine carrying out a post-mortem where you never have to cut into the human body – forensic scien…
Science champions named
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Apr 2010
Six individuals have been named as industry champions and will work with five universities to devel…
Sea shells inspire composite material
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Apr 2010
Using a combination of chalk and polystyrene, scientists have produced a tough composite material w…
