How does toxic arsen accumulate in plant cells?11. 8. 2016 Arsenic is highly toxic not only for plants, but also for animals including humans. It naturally occurs in soil in non-lethal concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 3 micromols per litre. However,...
Students from Arizona were involved in parasitology research 4. 8. 2016 Ten undergraduate students from the University of Arizona were involved in research in laboratories of the Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS. As participants in Prozkoumat! Program,...
The origin of tropical hyperdiversity, example from Latin American butterflies4. 7. 2016 The debate between two conflicting hypotheses on the origin of tropical species may no longer be reasonable. Tropical hyperdiversity is likely the result of complex evolutionary history, and no...
Libor Grubhoffer - video from University of Arizona Commencement ceremonies23. 6. 2016 May 13 in Arizona Stadium
Practical EMBO course14. 6. 2016 The Laboratory of Electron Microscopy of the Biology Centre CAS organizes the EMBO practical course "Advanced methods of electron microscopy in cell biology" which take place from June 14 to June...
Practical EMBO course: Advanced methods of electron microscopy in cell biology14. 6. 2016 REGISTRATION DEADLINE 31 March 2016
5th Workshop on the Application of Next Generation Sequencing to Repetitive DNA Analysis in Plants24. 5. 2016 On May 24-26, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology BC CAS organizes the workshop focusing on theoretical and practical aspects of using next generation sequencing (NGS) data for analyzing repeat...
Science Evaluation: International level of BC results defended16. 5. 2016 The Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently concluded the most detailed and demanding evaluation of the the Biology Centre’s (BC) research and professional activities. International evaluators...
Plasmids providing antibiotic resistance are abundant in manure and manured soil11. 5. 2016 Plasmids are small circular DNA molecules that occur in bacteria. They carry genetic information that is not essential for bacterial cell growth; however, it is advantageous in harsh conditions,...
In remembrance of professor Pavel Blažka10. 5. 2016 On Friday, May 6, 2016 a distinguished Czech hydrobiologist, prof. RNDr. Pavel Blažka, DrSc passed away. He was born in 1928. Since 1960 he was employed at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and...
