10/2000

Academic bulletin 10/2000

Under the auspices of the International Cell Research Organization (ICRO) and UNESCO, the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the ASCR and the Faculty of Science of Charles University organized an international advanced course of cell and molecular biology Window to the Zygote 2000, which was held on August, 21 -31, 2000.

Research and Development Council of the Government of the Czech Republic

Report from the 136^th and 137^th sessions of the Czech Government's Research and Development Council

Portraits from the Archives

Jan Filip (1900 - 1981) - the 100th Anniversary of His Decease
The main stream of his work was devoted to the era of Celtic civilization and culture and its appearance in the Czech lands.

Obituary

Ivan Krekule, Ph.D., Passed Away
Ivan Krekule was working at the Institute of Physiology of the ASCR for 37 long years. His scientific activities ranged from the methodology of data acquisition and analysis to 3D-computer reconstruction.

Profile

I like this word…
Academic Bulletin introduces recently awarded young scientist Martina Réblová, who works at the Institute of Botany.

Introducing the Institutes

Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the ASCR in Brno
The Institute of Analytical Chemistry, the smallest of the Academy's institutes of chemistry, employs 68 persons, among them 38 researchers. During its history the research priorities have been developing from gas chromatography to spectral methods. The current research is focused on separation and characterization of biopolymers, fluid extraction and chromatography, analysis of elements and others.

Science - Research - Society

The Desire to Explore the Unknown Universe Makes Humans Homo sapiens
Interview with the expert of fertilization Doctor Richard Oko from the Queen's University of Kingston, Canada, one of the lectors participating in this year's course of cell biology Window to the Zygote 2000.

Aquasem - a New Device Coming into Practice
The environmental raster electron microscope called Aquasem was developed at the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the ASCR in Brno. The device is equipped with an absolutely unique detecting system and is able to work with maximum pressure 1500 Pa.

How to Translate English Texts in Physics
Each type of translation includes several aspects affecting the style of a particular text. The content and context of the original text and the attitude to the reader are the most important ones.

Events

International Meeting of Botany Experts at the Institute of Botany at the Průhonice Chateau
The Institute of Botany of the ASCR has organized the most prestigious gathering of worldwide known experts of botany in its history. Twenty-five participants came from the research institutes from all over the world to work on the new project Flora of the World (Species Plantarum).

Doctor Libuše Benešová, the President of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Visited the Observatory of the Astronomical Institute of the ASCR in Ondřejov

"Tisícročná Haluška" - Bicycle Tour of Astronomers in Slovakia
The 17^th year of the event called EBICYKL started in the Slovak town Košice on July 15, 2000. Forty astronomers visited several observatories around the country during a bicycle journey.

EUREM - the 12th European Congress on Electron Microscopy
EUREM, the European Congress on Electron Microscopy, was held in Brno on July 9 -14, 2000. The congress is organized every four years as one of the main events happening under the protection of the International Federation of Societies for Electron Microscopy (IFSEM).

Design of the European Landscape
The exhibition of the works by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattio Bonetti presents (for the 1st time in our country) the profile of the society Anthologie Quartett.

European Investment of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
Clermont-Ferrand, the town in midland France, is known for its university oriented on chemistry (Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand). In 1973, Professor J. Lacoste, the head of the university, asked the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the ASCR for co-operation in organizing training courses for the 3rd grade students. Practical training in enterprises or at research institutes is compulsory for successful graduation as well in France as in the Czech Republic.

Equal Chances for Women applying for University Studies?
The problem of equal opportunities for men and women starts with their education. The number of female applicants for university studies compared to the amount of those who succeeded shows us the non-persuasive situation in the Czech Republic.

Awards

How the Stress Tastes - part II