Mountain gorillas, a well-known symbol of successful nature conservation, have recently been affected by a serious health problem. www.ivb.cz/en/news/when...

🗣️ We are looking forward to hosting Prof. Tatyana Polenova (@udelaware.bsky.social) with an invited lecture "Pushing the boundaries of magnetic resonance: Opportunities for chemistry, molecular biophysics, and structural biology". Learn more at ► www.uochb.cz/en/event-cal... ⤵

#new_paper: Nitrogen-Doped Borane Cluster Network for High-Performance Supercapacitors Under Universal pH Conditions @chemistryeurope.bsky.social: Borane cluster, high-performance supercapacitors doi.org/10.1002/cssc...

New #Preprint! 📢 A direct result of a roundtable discussion at the 2024 workshop on arthropod-associated fungal parasites and pathogens. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did writing it! "Ecology and management perspectives in arthropod–fungal associations": doi.org/10.22541/au....

#research #neurochem #biochem #GABA Fluorescence-based assay for rapid screening of GABAA receptor modulating steroid antagonists (GAMSA) (Voldřich, Zemková, Kudová et al.)– Analytical Biochemistry: doi.org/10.1016/j.ab... @iocbprague.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social @vschtpraha.bsky.social

Action-movie heroes break the laws of physics like it’s nothing – seeing through walls, shooting around corners & ignoring gravity. Which movie blunders are guaranteed to make scientists groan? We took a look at some of them with Jan Kaufman from @fzuavcr.bsky.social ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...

#research #drugdesign Fat or flat? The impact of dipole moment vectors on non-covalent interactions between aromatic tags and macromolecules (Holub, Jílková, Lemke, Cianni et al.)–‪@inorgchemfront.rsc.org: doi.org/10.1039/D5QI... #iic_rez @iocbprague.bsky.social @ucsdpharmacy.bsky.social

Newly developed smart biosensors by @imcprague.bsky.social will enable faster, more accurate inflammatory markers detection. “They can reveal inflammation before it fully develops and help precisely identify the causative agent of the infection,” Elena Tomšík says. www.imc.cas.cz/en/news/smar...

🧬 Czech scientists from the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics (CCP) and the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University (BIOCEV) created an accurate mouse model of Diamond-Blackfan anemia, enabling safer, more effective treatment research. Published in HemaSphere: doi.org/10.1002/hem3...

#new_paper: Surface-engineered porous carbon electrode with polyaniline for high-energy density symmetric and Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitor @elsevierconnect.bsky.social: carbon electrode, supercapacitor doi.org/10.1016/j.es...

🔬 Research of Hana Cahová that revealed an unexpected mechanism of genetic transcription via unusual RNA caps was picked up by Phys.org ► phys.org/news/2026-01... 📲 #research #RNAcaps

🚀Open PhD position! Ever wondered how cells polarize during early development? This PhD project dives into how mechanochemically-driven cell polarization evolves. 🧪 Genomics 🔬 Biophysics 📊 Fitness analysis Hooked? 🧡APPLY NOW img.cas.cz/phd

📢 Science Communication 360° – 5 Feb 2026 The conference is organized by @sciencecharles.bsky.social, @scicomhub.bsky.social, and @czechacademy.bsky.social. 🎓 Keynote speeches (Christina Beck @maxplanck.de, Tomáš Koblížek @flu-cas.bsky.social) ➡️ bit.ly/scicomm360 Info ➡️ komunikacevedy360.cz/en/

📢 We are hiring! • Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Transport Dynamics • PhD Positions in Quantitative Imaging of Ciliary Transport – Track A: Single-Molecule Imaging – Track B: Imaging Technology & Method Development 📍 BIOCEV, near Prague 👉 Details via QR codes

#new_paper: Single-Nanoparticle Luminescence Nanothermometers with Enhanced Sensitivity in Physiological Temperature Range @pubs.acs.org: nanothermometers doi.org/10.1021/acso...

A research team including our botanists has drawn attention to a rare albino beech from the Moravian Karst. The tree lacks chlorophyll and, despite this, has been growing for about 30 years. Researchers investigated where it gets the sugars it needs to survive. Read more share.google/z7yJ8weflmrj...

#new_paper: Excited-state dynamics of colloidal gold nanoshells functionalized with trimethoxysilylazachalcones @rsc.org: gold, nanoshells doi.org/10.1039/D5TC...

🧬 Research from Hana Cahová and her colleagues from @iocbprague.bsky.social reveals a previously unknown mechanism of genetic transcription ► www.uochb.cz/en/news/766 📲 #research #iocbprague #rna #biochem

The Academy of Sciences and Literature in Mainz has admitted five new members. Among them is Pavel Jungwirth, a physical chemist at @iocbprague.bsky.social as well as a member and former president of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic @learnedcz.bsky.social. ➡️ www.learned.cz/en/activitie...

#new_paper: A Modular Synthetic Strategy toward Fast-Growing Poly(amidecarbosilane) Dendrimers Based on Click Chemistry and Organic Solvent Nanofiltration @pubs.acs.org: nanofiltration doi.org/10.1021/acsp...

Warming weakens natural enemies of insects. We found that higher temperatures strongly reduce the success of parasitoids – tiny wasps that help regulate insect populations in nature - and narrows their diet. Published in Ecology Letters dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....

Little visitors, big curiosity 💛 Children from Vestec Kindergarten explored the laboratories of the Centre of Molecular Structure and discovered that science can be fun from a very young age. 🧪👀 Thank you for the visit! ✨

🔬 Research from IOCB Prague has also been picked up by Phys.org, highlighting a new class of fluorescent labels that enable clearer, high-contrast imaging of processes in living cells ► phys.org/news/2026-01... #IOCB #IOCBPrague

#research #fluorinechem #orgchem Synthesis of 2-Fluoroalkylated Pyridines and Fluoropyridines by Thermal Denitrogenation of N-Fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles and Cyclization of Ketenimines (Voltrová, Beier) – @acs.org: doi.org/10.1021/acs.... @iocbprague.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social

Try harder! 🏋️‍♀️🪻How young clonal herbs rebuild after disturbance Read more ▶️ 1url.cz/beLwS #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #biomass #clonality #disturbance #establishment #functional #traits #perennial #herb #economic #spectrum #resource #allocation @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social

🚀 Instrument requirements are different in space A team from the Department of Space Chemistry and Technology at our J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry @heyrovskeho-ustav.bsky.social is developing a high-res mass spectrometer designed to operate under low-Earth orbit conditions. Video ⤵️

🚀Open PhD position! Join our newly established Lab of Immunophysiology. 🧪How do lymph nodes maintain immune tolerance? We‘ll study how fibroblastic reticular cells present self-antigens to support Treg maintenance and prevent autoimmunity. 👉Do you know lab work and coding? 🧡APPLY NOW img.cas.cz/phd

#new_paper: Increasing Tc retention during nuclear waste vitrification: Structural and phase change analysis of Al-source behavior by 27Al MAS NMR @elsevierconnect.bsky.social: nuclear waste vitrification doi.org/10.1016/j.jn...

Call for abstracts - Ernst Mach Workshop on Aesthetic Attention w/ Paloma Atencia-Linares and Bence Nanay, deadline March 20 emw.flu.cas.cz?p=98

New on the Belowground blog: Try harder! How young clonal herbs rebuild after disturbance plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/t...

The most comprehensive dataset of termite genomes to date has been created by an intl research team led by scientists from our Biology Centre, who sequenced 45 termite and 2 cockroach genomes, increasing the total number of high-quality termite genomes roughly sixfold. www.bc.cas.cz/en/news/news...

#new_paper: Morphology control in benzoic imine-linked polymer-drug conjugates for adaptive drug delivery and enhanced in vivo efficacy @elsevierconnect.bsky.social: drug delivery doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...

#research #vibrationalanalysis Three Conformations of Polyglutamic Acid Monitored by Vibrational Optical Activity (Kurochka et al.) – Anal. Chem. 2025, 97(50), 27913–27920 doi.org/10.1021/acs.... @iocbprague.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social #UPOL

We're thrilled to announce our new PhD position in the AGILE Doctoral Network on nuclear lamina's role in the maintenance of Rabl configuration in barley!🔬🌾🧬 More info on the position : olomouc.ueb.cas.cz/en/lamina-in...

#research #hydrogenbonding #compchem Blue-Shifting Hydridic Hydrogen Bonds in Complexes of (Me₃Si)₃SiH – J. Phys. Chem. A 2025, 129(50), 11512–11522 doi.org/10.1021/acs.... @iocbprague.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social @it4innovations.bsky.social #VSB

#newpaper | Claudin 1–mediated positioning of DC1 to mTECs is essential for maintenance of central tolerance @imgprague.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social @czphenogenomics.bsky.social 🔗 rupress.org/jem/article/... #autoimmunity #tolerance

🏆 Luboš Velek, former Director of our Masaryk Institute and Archives, was awarded a Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria for his contributions to research on the shared history of the Czech Republic & Austria and his role in fostering good relations between the two countries.

#OpenAccess #NewArticle Full article here: 👉https://bit.ly/trapped-fluorine 👩🔬👨🔬 Authors: Mukesh Kumar Thakur, Javier Varillas, Oleksandr Volochanskyi, Golam Haider, Jan Plšek, Farjana J. Sonia, Álvaro Rodríguez, Jaganandha Panda, Martin Mergl, Otakar Frank, Jana Vejpravová, Martin Kalbáč

Trees as climate archives: tree rings reveal extreme rainfall history Our @ibotcz.bsky.social researchers joined a study that shows trees precisely record extremes, incl. shifts in tropical-cyclone rainfall over the past 150+ years. Study in @commsearth.nature.com ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Hope for rare anemia patients: Czech scientists create "perfect" mouse model Researchers from @czphenogenomics.bsky.social @imgprague.bsky.social achieved a breakthrough in understanding Diamond-Blackfan anemia, a severe genetic disease causing anemia and birth defects in children. bit.ly/4r4dg6I

A new scanning probe microscopy technique using nickelocene molecules enables atomic-scale imaging and discrimination of magnetic ground states in nanographene and other π-magnets. doi.org/hbkjbq

📚 Charles IV and the early history of the Great Western Schism… A fresh perspective on a topic that has long captivated international scholarship is offered by Dušan Coufal’s new book, Emperor Charles IV and the Origins of the Great Schism, c. 1375–1378, published by Karolinum Press ▪ bit.ly/4b9caBV

🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! 🌱⛏️Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) Lectures, hands-on field, lab training ▶️ 1url.cz/2ziQz #clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #functional #course

Swallows can remove foreign eggs from their nests even without an innate “template” of their own eggs. A new study by researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Biology, published in Biology Letters, sheds new light on nest hygiene and defence against brood parasitism. www.ivb.cz/en/news/swal...

🤝 On the occasion of his visit to the Pope, the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, also visited the Pontifical College Nepomucenum in Rome, which houses a branch of our Institute of History @historickyustav.bsky.social, the Czech Historical Institute. www.hiu.cas.cz/en/czech-his...

#research #materials #singletfission Heterocyclic biradicaloid for singlet fission: cleavage of bromine atoms from precursor 3,6-dibromo-1,4-dimethyl-piperazine-2,5-dione (Dron et al.) – @rscadvances.rsc.org: doi.org/10.1039/D5RA... @iocbprague.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social

What makes prefabricated timber residential architecture truly sustainable? Join Slavomíra Ferenčuhová's hybrid lecture, 28 January 2 pm, on the social life of the post-war “Finnish houses” in Czechia since the 1950s, debating the residential practices of adjustments, maintenance and reconstruction.

🐢 A discovery in Poland reshaping our view of Tertiary turtles An intl team of paleontologists, including Milan Chroust from our Institute of Geology, has described the first Miocene softshell turtles (Trionychidae) ever found in what is now Poland. Study ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🚀Open PhD position! Lab of Integrative Biology @gregorlab.bsky.social is seeking a new talent. 💪Ultimate goal: Develop AAV-compatible mini-plectins to treat muscular dystrophy and cardiomyopathy 👉Profile: MSc, interest in biology, motivation, independence 🧡APPLY: img.cas.cz/phd

#research #medchem #neurodegeneration Investigating NFE2L1 activators for targeted protein aggregate clearance: a follow-up study (Smahelova, Saskova) – RSC Med. Chem.: doi.org/10.1039/D5MD... @iocbprague.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social #biocev