Czech Academy of Sciences
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Nature has an amazing way of creating diversity: more species create opportunities for even more species🌴🐛🦟. But can this continue forever? Our research suggests there are limits. We found parasite diversity constrained by survival in landscapes. Preprint: tinyurl.com/mskh4nf3
🕹️ A game with a scientific twist? Prague has one. Mission Retrovirus is a new outdoor game in Dejvice inspired by Czech antiviral research and the legacy of Antonín Holý. Play outdoors or online. Good news: from September, the game will also be available in English. www.uochb.cz/cs/novinky/8...
Nová outdoorová hra představuje český výzkum antivirotik
Pátrání po zmizelém profesorovi, luštění tajných zpráv i hledání převratného léčiva. Outdoorová hra Mise Retrovirus se odehrává v pražských Dejvicích a přibližuje český výzkum, který stál u zrodu…
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Hormone-dependent receptor docking controls calcium channel activity in plants A breathrough preprint manuscript is being published at bioRxiv. Find out more at: doi: doi.org/10.64898/202... Congratulations to Matyáš Fendrych's Laboratory of Plant Morphodynamics at IEB CAS and other contributors.
Hormone-dependent receptor docking controls calcium channel activity in plants
The phytohormone auxin is a central coordinator of plant growth and development. Besides its canonical effect on gene transcription[1][1],[2][2], auxin triggers an ultra-rapid calcium ion influx that ...
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Part 1: Common cuckoo fieldwork in the Czech Republic is always rewording. All the species were sampled for their gut microbiome for @suviruuskanen.bsky.social With @rytikerttunen.bsky.social , @lisandrinamari.bsky.social and @ivb-cas.bsky.social
For generations, #Mars has occupied a unique place in our imagination. It is close enough to feel familiar, yet alien enough to fuel endless speculation. And one is, was there a #life? chmee2.substack.com/p/after-more...
After more than a century of searching for life on the Red Planet, the greatest obstacle may no longer be science—but bringing a few titanium tubes back to Earth.
For generations, Mars has occupied a unique place in our imagination. It is close enough to feel familiar, yet alien enough to fuel endless speculation. And one is, was there a life?
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In June, @esa.int proposed the ambitious Plasma Observatory satellite mission as the primary candidate for its next medium-class scientific mission planned for launch in 2037. Details ➡️ www.ufa.cas.cz/en/czech-sci...
From barley to duckweed 🌱, plants are powerful vaccine platforms! Excited to see our collaboration on duckweed that delivers oral vaccine antigens against CyHV-3, opening new possibilities for sustainable fish vaccination. 🐟https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871678426000865
A new study in @natcomms.nature.com shows that mechanical properties of breast carcinoma tissue can be linked to priming anti-cancer immune responses. Research by Giorgio Scita (University of Milan), @ibtcas.bsky.social, et al. Study ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What helps refugees integrate into the labour market — and what holds them back? 🎧 Listen to the new episode of Talking Economics with CERGE-EI Assistant Professor Achim Ahrens. 👉 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5lcu... 👉 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
🗣️ We are looking forward to hosting Prof. Phil L. Baran (Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA) with an invited lecture "Simplifying synthesis with radical cross-coupling". Learn more at ► www.uochb.cz/en/event-cal... ⤵ #praguelectures #iocb #iocbprague
Tony Holý Lecture: Phil S. Baran – Simplifying synthesis with radical cross-coupling
Prof. Phil S. Baran (Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA) Lecture: Simplifying synthesis with radical cross-coupling
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International Conference 🌍 From 7–11 July 2026, the Czech Republic will host the 31st International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC 2026), co-organised by the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences: ichc2026.org
#callforpapers Submit your abstract for the conference "Women and Musical Mobility in 19th-Century Europe (1800–1850)". June 3–4, 2027, Prague, Czechia Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2026 Send abstracts to: bunzel@udu.cas.cz or marusa.zupacic@zrc-sazu.si.
🔦 A new paper from Slanina (IOCB Prague) and Gerber (EPFL) groups shows that BODIPY-based photocages can not only release molecules upon light irradiation, but also reversibly generate and control radical species... 🧵 #photochem #photochemistry #UOCHB #IOCB #IOCBPrague #czechscience #chemistry
#newpaper: CYSTEINE-RICH RLK2 regulates development via callose synthase-dependent symplastic transport in Arabidopsis @academic.oup.com: cell-to-cell transport; sugar metabolism; beta-glucan; carbohydrate accumulation; symplastic loading; intercellular channels; partitioning doi.org/10.1093/plph...
CYSTEINE-RICH RLK2 regulates development via callose synthase-dependent symplastic transport in Arabidopsis
Abstract. CYSTEINE-RICH RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN KINASEs (CRKs) play an important role in plant development and stress responses. One of the best described me
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A research team from @imgprague.bsky.social, led by David Staněk, has developed an experimental RNA-based approach that corrects a genetic defect linked to retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye disease that progressively impairs vision. Details ➡️ www.img.cas.cz/2026/06/9194...
🎙️ Meet Bethan Mason, recipient of the Otto Wichterle Award! Originally from the UK, Bethan has been working in Czechia for six years, studying strongylid nematodes in gorillas. Hear her inspiring journey and research in our podcast (in English). 🦍 open.spotify.com/episode/1hzB...
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Do you have a bold, daring vision how to transform research in biology? Are you a young scientist within 7 years since your PhD? Submit your idea by July 31 to the Dream Biology Award competition and you can win the first prize of €10,000! More details at dreambiologyaward.org
🏆 Twenty-three of our early-career researchers received the 2026 Otto Wichterle Award this week. Congratulations! 🎉 🪙 The accolade, established in 2002, recognizes outstanding researchers under the age of 35. Details ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...
Over the past few decades, the golden jackal has been pushing into parts of Europe where it had never been recorded before. ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...
The Institute of Computer Science CAS joined @ebrains.bsky.social as an Associate Member! This strengthens the international links of our COBRA group & BRADY project. Led by Jaroslav Hlinka, we look forward to contributing to Europe’s digital brain infrastructure. #EBRAINS #COBRA #BRADY
Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences joins EBRAINS as an Associate Member - News & Events - Institute of Computer Science - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
The membership will give ICS CAS the opportunity to co-design future iterations of EBRAINS’ cutting-edge tools and services. These state-of-the-art capabilities - which include an extensive range of brain data sets, a multilevel brain atlas, modelling and simulation tools, and access to high-performance computing resources and neuromorphic platforms - aim to help European researchers to address major challenges in brain health.
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CALL FOR MENTORS Czech Globe’s Domain of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Impacts is launching a pilot cycle of a mentoring program, and we are seeking mentors from all professional backgrounds (research, business, government and civil society). ➡️ More information: sustainablecz.org/4476-2/
Call for Mentors
We all know moments in our lives when someone’s guidance, encouragement, or belief in us made all the difference. Now, you have the opportunity to be that person for s…
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🎓 CERGE-EI welcomed Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series and on the occasion of the institution’s 35th anniversary. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3bk...
🔬 We’re Hiring: Two Postdoctoral Fellows at the Laboratory of Gnotobiology at the IMIC CAS, Czech Republic, to join our team through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 program. @mbuavcr.bsky.social 🔗 mbu.cas.cz/kariera/voln... 🔗 mbu.cas.cz/kariera/voln...
🧬 Researchers of the Ed Curtis Group from IOCB Prague, including first authors Zuzana Král’ová and Lukáš Išler, explored how precisely DNA-based enzymes can distinguish between similar chemical substrates... 🧵 #UOCHB #IOCB #IOCBPrague #czechscience #chemistry #research #DNA
🔬 We are looking for a talented and motivated postdoctoral fellow with a research background in molecular biology, synthetic biology, or related fields to join the team of @pluskal-lab.org. See more ► www.uochb.cz/en/open-posi... ⤵️ #openposition #iocbprague #iocb #biochem
In the latest #MEMPOP blog post, Franz Graf takes us to a village meeting in Burgerland where groundwater becomes a window into neo-feudal power, technocratic depoliticization, and populist translation. 📖 www.mempop.org/contesting-w... #ERCresearch
Contesting Water Authority: When Neo-Feudal Grievance Is Translated into Populist Politics in Burgenland’s Seewinkel | MEMPOP.ORG
In this fieldwork reflection from the Austrian region of Burgenland, Franz Graf explores how conflicts over water-management reveal deeper questions of land ownership, political voice, and why feeling...
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🧬 Scientists of @hoceklab.bsky.social Group at IOCB Prague have developed a breakthrough technology that streamlines #aptamer development. 🧵 #UOCHB #IOCB #IOCBPrague #czechscience #chemistry #biochemistry #research
🧬 News from IMG: David Staněk and colleagues report an antisense oligonucleotide strategy that rescues PRPF31 expression in patient-derived retinal cells carrying a splicing mutation causing retinitis pigmentosa. Published in Molecular Therapy. Read more HERE: 🔗 www.img.cas.cz/2026/06/9194...
Novelty and Inequalities in Science symposium Prague, Oct. 8–9, 2026 📆Extended deadline: June 30, 2026 👉Submit an abstract on the topics of recognizing and rewarding novelty in science or find more details: 🔗 stss.flu.cas.cz/novelty2026 #scienceofscience #metascience #sociologyofscience 🙏Repost🧪
Do major crises crowd out our worries about other risks? A new study by our colleague Jan Urban published in @collabrapsychology.bsky.social suggests the opposite: worry about one crisis can increase concern about unrelated social risks. More information👇 sustainablecz.org/2026/06/23/n...
New Study: How Does Increased Worry Affect Worries About Unrelated Issues?
When a major new crisis breaks out—like a global pandemic or an economic collapse—what happens to our worries about other everyday risks? Historically, there have been two competing psychological t…
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