The clever calls of nature
Scientists have discovered that birds are capable of recognising calls that other species use to warn each other about predators.
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The smell of love
CAPTION: Males who preferred female pheremones also preferred feminised faces (image on the right is 25% feminised; image on the left is 25% masculinised). CREDIT: Perception Lab (www.perceptionlab.com)
Licensing agreement for vital research
The Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh have announced a licensing and commercialisation agreement with an emerging pharmaceutical company to develop medicine for the treatment of acute kidney failure.
Scientists clone novel enzyme
Scientists have cloned a unique environmentally friendly enzyme, which will open the doors to researchers around the World developing possible commercial and medical applications.
Monkeys unable to master complex grammar
CAPTION: A cotton-top tamarin
CBMS celebrates 5 years
CAPTION: The glass and steel building, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, was established five years ago. CREDIT: University of St Andrews.
The changing face of Shakespeare
CAPTION: An example of how the work of Shakespeare has been represented over time, this miniature Pickering edition of the 1820s was described as 'intended for sale in the kingdom of Lilliput.'
‘Shakespeare the barbarian’
An academic from the University of St Andrews will explore today why the English language of the mid 16th century was considered to be inadequate and barbaric, even by the English themselves.
New light shed on drug-delivery techniques
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have developed non- invasive methods of moving and manipulating biological cells using lasers, which could have important implications for future methods of drug-delivery.
Cancer experts join re-established medical school
Leading cancer specialists from across the UK have joined the University of St Andrews - further strengthening the University's growth as a citadel of medical research and teaching.