‘Super’ microscope wins £750,000 funding
CAPTION: Recent advances by the St Andrews researchers include the development of a purple laser used to deliver genes into cells.
CAPTION: Recent advances by the St Andrews researchers include the development of a purple laser used to deliver genes into cells.
A University of St Andrews biologist has been awarded Medical Research Council (MRC) funding to further the understanding of Alzheimer's disease.
St Andrews scientists exploring the role of phyto-oestrogens in cancer prevention and treatment have attracted the attention of an American company which specialises in the nutritional treatment of cancer.
CAPTION: The glass and steel building, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, was established five years ago. CREDIT: University of St Andrews.
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have been awarded a share of over £3.5m funding to find ways of improving the health of the people of Scotland.
CAPTION: Enterprise Minister Jim Wallace presenting the SMART Award to Donald Walker.
CAPTION: Professor James Naismith
The University of St Andrews has been awarded over £5 million for investment in science and research.
* Pic caption - Dome of Montserrat volcano. Grey plume reaches temperatures of hundreds of degrees and destroys everything in its path. Credit - Montserrat Volcano Observatory. *
Scots biologists have been awarded over £1 million to explain how plants, animals and microbes respond to changing environments, whether they have been introduced by accident or intentionally.