Seven Laureates Receive Mendel University Rector’s Award
Seven academics and students from Brno’s Mendel University received the MENDELU Rector's Awards. Photo Credit: MENDELU Brno, 25. Sept (BD) - On Thursday, 22 September, seven academics and students from…
CEITEC Scientists’ Breakthrough On Mechanism Regulating RNA Splicing Published In Nature
Scientists have shown that a protein called CDK11 plays a central role in the assembly and activation of the spliceosome and in regulating splicing. Photo Credit: MUNI Brno, Sept. 18…
Report: A Journey Through The Future Of Forestry With Mendel University Researchers
Wood has been used by humans since the earliest civilisations, and in the quest for renewable materials and energies, it would appear to be an ideal resource if it did…
Brno Heat Map Tracks Where and How The City’s Climate Has Changed Over Time
The result of satellite image analysis over time. Photo credit: Brno, Aug. 23 (BD) - Brno's average annual temperature has increased by 2°C over the past 60 years. One major…
Mendel University Scientists Study Driftwood On The Arctic Coast
Dendrochronologists took wood samples in Norway for their latest study of climate change. Photo credit: Freepik Brno, Aug. 17, (BD) - Ongoing research involving scientists from Brno’s Mendel University is…
Brno Institutions Collaborate To Develop Centre for Artificial Intelligence In Oncology
The City of Brno will join other institutions in a collaborative project to enhance the use of AI in the field of cancer research. Photo credit: Freepik. Brno, Aug 15…
Brno Scientists Develop Methods To Save Urban Trees Suffering In Hostile Environments
Trees in the city are suffering, due to roots being attacked by pollutants and deficiencies in water and oxygen. Scientists from the Faculty of Horticulture at Mendel University are looking…
Vast Forest Fire Is Burning In České Švýcarsko National Park
A vast forest fire has broken out in the České Švýcarsko National Park, with fumes affecting air quality as far away as Prague. Due to climate change and the associated…
Masaryk University’s Šárka Pospíšilová Elected To The European Association of Molecular Biology
Geneticist and molecular hematologist Professor Šárka Pospíšilová, from the Centre for Molecular Biology and Gene Therapy at Brno University Hospital’s Internal Hematology and Oncology Clinic, Head of the Medical Genomics…
Researchers From CEITEC Are Investigating How Climate Change Affects Seed Development
Droughts and heat waves are becoming more frequent as a result of climate change. In recent years, the yield of harvested seeds has decreased significantly, resulting in less food produced,…