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Living antibiotics from vampire bacteria

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Dec 2011

The genome of a vampire-like bacteria that leeches onto other specific bacteria as has its genome s…

Creating the super-heavy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

The search for super-heavy elements is on – two international teams of scientists are currently in …

Paracetamol pathway revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

We all reach for the paracetamol to ease our aches and pains, but exactly how the analgesic relieve…

How the fly flies

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

The key to keeping a fly flying – and its distinctive buzzing sound – is a gene called Spalt, which…

Sanofi to oust Pfizer as leader of global pharma sales in 2012

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

Sanofi is expected to oust Pfizer as number one for global pharmaceutical sales says EvaluatePharma…

Feeling the itch

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Nov 2011

Itching is the most common side-effects of morphine, and scientists in America may have discovered …

X-rays reveal protein structure

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Nov 2011

For the first time, scientists have revealed the structure of a cholesterol-lowering-drug target, a…

Beer benefits the heart

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Nov 2011

With the festive season fast approaching, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s not just red wine tha…

Non-sticky gum

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Nov 2011

Chewing gum is that sticky annoyance most of us could do without, but what if there was a way to ma…

ATLAS LEGO

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Nov 2011

LEGO is so much more than just a toy – it can be a useful teaching tool for the wider community as …

Britain's cheapest lunch

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Nov 2011

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has revealed that a toast sandwich is Britain’s cheapest lunch…

Correcting the genome

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Nov 2011

Scientists have successfully and cleanly corrected a gene mutation in a patient’s stem cells, remov…

Special Report: Nobel Prizes head to America

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Nov 2011

The immune system, quasicrystals and the ever-accelerating universe – this was the science that sco…

Heme hijacker

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Nov 2011

Heme – one of the key pigments of life – can be synthesised via a new, unusual and unexpected chemi…

Cooking up the perfect plastic

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Nov 2011

Scientists have solved a long-standing problem that could revolutionise the way plastics are develo…

Nanoantenna splits light

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Nov 2011

Swedish scientists have developed a nanoantenna that can act as a router for red and blue light, ev…

Glow in the dark brains

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2011

Glioblastoma is one of the common and most harmful primary malignant brain tumours in adults, and m…

Real-life Scrat unearthed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2011

The animators of Ice Age might not have been too far off the mark when the created the loveable sab…

Smartphone set for space

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2011

Scientists in Surrey have been developing a nanosatellite on a shoestring budget – their smartphone…

Cholesterol key to ‘sneaky’ HIV weakness

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Nov 2011

Removing cholesterol from the membrane surrounding the HIV virus could point to a new method of pre…