Watching the birth of RNA molecules
A major advance in RNA imaging. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is an important molecule that has long been thought of as a simple cellular messenger. However, it is now clear that this molecule is involved in several…
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Real-time imaging of cellular forces using optical interference
Scientists from the CoB learn to measure the tiniest forces living cells exert at sheer WARP speed. Writing in Nature Communications (Friday 11 June 2021), the team of researchers, led by the School of Physics and…
CTP promotes efficient ParB-dependent DNA condensation by facilitating 1D spreading from parS
Prof Fernando Moreno-Herrero, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, CSIC, Madrid, Spain 28th April 2021, 1.00pm, Microsoft Teams CTP promotes efficient ParB-dependent DNA condensation by facilitating 1D spreading from parS…
Imaris 9.7 software package for image processing soon available at CoB
The IMARIS 9.7 package will soon be available at the CoB for image analysis and processing. The package gives access to visualization of complex 3D and 4D datasets, smart detection of objects, tracking and lineage,…
New super-resolution microscope added to the CoB portfolio
A Zeiss LSM800 with Airyscan Super-resolution confocal microscope has been added to the CoB range of high-spatial resolution microscopes. The microscope bas been installed within the Biomedical Science Research…
The lightest light – the future of digital displays and brain science
The lightest light- the future of digital displays and brain science A team of scientists from the University of St Andrews has developed a new way of making the most durable, lightweight and thinnest light source…
RS MacDonald Charitable Trust funds Neurophotonics research at the CoB
RS MacDonald Charitable Trust funds Neurophotonics research at the CoB We are pleased to announce that our recent bid to The RS MacDonald Charitable trust has been successful and they have generously agreed to fund…
Feeling for cell function with light
Feeling for cell function with light Prof Jochen Guck, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light 26th November 2020, 1.00pm, Microsoft Teams Light microscopy has been a central tool in biology and biomedicine.…
David Harrison- School of Medicine
David Harrison MD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPEd, FRCSEd graduated from the University of Edinburgh and trained as a histopathologist. Whilst clinically specializing in liver and kidney, his research interests are broader,…
Shining light on whisky
Shining light on whisky Researchers from the University of St Andrews have developed an innovative new technique using lasers to accurately measure the authenticity of some of the world’s most exclusive whiskies –…