Can we taste strawberries and raspberries without viruses?28. 9. 2021 Which viruses are harmful to strawberries and raspberries? What are the ways to protect the plants, and how can healthy seedlings be grown and kept? These are some of the questions the scientists...
The new electron microscope enables work at cryo-conditions and provides higher resolution8. 9. 2021 At the beginning of September, the Laboratory of Electron Microscopy started operation of the new transmission electron microscope JEOL JEM-1400. The new microscope is not only capable of...
Biochemical congress in České Budějovice29. 8. 2021 The 26th Biochemical Congress in České Budějovice (Czech Republic) will take place from August 29th – September 1st, 2021 under the motto "Life is Biochemistry, Biochemistry is Life". For the first...
Experts on metals in plants from 36 countries met in České Budějovice27. 8. 2021 One hundred and seventy-one experts from 36 countries are involved in the international network of researchers "Metabolism of trace metals in plants" PLANTMETALS, which focuses on metals in plants...
Biological Specimens in Electron Microscopes 202126. 8. 2021 Laboratory of Electron Microscopy will organize in collaboration with Czechoslovak Microscopy Society and Czech Bio-Imaging a practical course Biological Specimens in Electron Microscopes. Date:...
Binge-watching, baking, and birding – increased interest in garden birds during the first Covid-19 lockdown5. 8. 2021 The lockdowns enacted in many places as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic led to wholesale changes in many societies since early 2020. As many people stayed in their homes, they took part in new...
When did the first COVID-19 case arise? Novel analysis suggests much earlier, more rapid spread than confirmed cases imply25. 6. 2021 Using methods from conservation science, a new analysis suggests that the first case of COVID-19 arose between early October and mid-November, 2019 in China, with the most likely date of origin...
BC International Advisory Board second meeting 24. 6. 2021 The International Advisory Board of the Biology Centre CAS, composed of 11 experts from various scientific disciplines from top universities and scientific institutions from all over Europe, meets...
Extraordinary results of Jiří Macas' team praised by GACR3. 6. 2021 The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) appreciated the extraordinary scientific results targeting plant centromeres, obtained by the Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics under the leadership of Jiří...
World’s lakes losing oxygen rapidly as planet warms2. 6. 2021 Oxygen levels in the world’s temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly – faster than in the oceans— a trend driven largely by climate change that threatens freshwater biodiversity and...
