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Mountain gorillas, a well-known symbol of successful nature conservation, have recently been affected by a serious health problem.

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When conservation succeeds, new threats emerge: parasites endanger mountain gorillas — Ústav biologie obratlovců
5th of February 2026, Brno Mountain gorillas, a well-known symbol of successful nature conservation, have recently been affected by a serious health problem. An international team of scientists has fo...
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February 6, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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🗣️ 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...
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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#new_paper: Nitrogen-Doped Borane Cluster Network for High-Performance Supercapacitors Under Universal pH Conditions
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social: Borane cluster, high-performance supercapacitors
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Nitrogen‐Doped Borane Cluster Network for High‐Performance Supercapacitors Under Universal pH Conditions
Nitrogen-doped borane cluster network was prepared as a porous electrode material, featuring 1–2 nm micropores and specific surface area up to 626 m2 g−1. It delivers outstanding supercapacitor perfo...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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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....
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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#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
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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...
February 6, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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#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
February 4, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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.

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Smart biosensors help detect inflammation early in patients with joint replacements
A team led by Elena Tomšík from the Department of Conducting Polymers at the IMC is developing smart biosensors with higher accuracy, smaller dimensions, and broader diagnostic capabilities based on s...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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🧬 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...
Rps19R67∆ mutation creates a model of Diamond–Blackfan anemia and reveals downstream mediators of p53 pathway
Diamond–Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare bone marrow failure syndrome accompanied by cardiovascular, skeletal, and urogenital abnormalities. Most of the affected individuals carry mutations in ribosom...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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#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
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Redirecting
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February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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🔬 Research of Hana Cahová that revealed an unexpected mechanism of genetic transcription via unusual RNA caps was picked up by Phys.orgphys.org/news/2026-01... 📲

#research #RNAcaps
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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🚀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
February 3, 2026 at 10:42 AM
📢 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/
Science Communication 360° | February 5, 2026
This time, we’ll meet at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, on the Jinonice campus. Let’s communicate science together — openly and clearly!
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February 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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📢 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
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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#new_paper: Single-Nanoparticle Luminescence Nanothermometers with Enhanced Sensitivity in Physiological Temperature Range
@pubs.acs.org: nanothermometers
doi.org/10.1021/acso...
Single-Nanoparticle Luminescence Nanothermometers with Enhanced Sensitivity in Physiological Temperature Range
In this paper, we presented the unique optical properties of monodispersed and uniform luminescence nanothermometers (LNTs), composed of core (NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+) and core–shell (NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+@NaYF4) u...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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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
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Survival without photosynthesis: physiological characterization of long-lived albino beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Abstract. Albinism is typically lethal in autotrophic plants due to the absence of photosynthetic pigments and functioning chloroplasts. Yet, rare exceptio
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January 30, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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#new_paper: Excited-state dynamics of colloidal gold
nanoshells functionalized with trimethoxysilylazachalcones
@rsc.org: gold, nanoshells
doi.org/10.1039/D5TC...
Excited-state dynamics of colloidal gold nanoshells functionalized with trimethoxysilylazachalcones
In this study, we present a new synthetic approach to obtain trimethoxysilylazachalcones, a family of donor–acceptor chromophores exhibiting strong intramolecular charge-transfer behavior. Their disti...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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🧬 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
Research from IOCB Prague reveals a previously unknown mechanism of genetic transcription
Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown molecular mechanism by which the transcription of genetic information from…
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January 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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.

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February 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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#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...
A Modular Synthetic Strategy toward Fast-Growing Poly(amide-carbosilane) Dendrimers Based on Click Chemistry and Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
Dendrimers, constituting a prominent class of monodisperse and multivalent macromolecular compounds with outstanding properties, are characterized by regular and highly branched three-dimensional arch...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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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....
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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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! ✨
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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🔬 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
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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#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....

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January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM