How to repair the spinal cord: Kristýna Kárová explores nerve cell recovery
Kristýna Kárová and her colleagues are striving to initiate neuron renewal in the motor pathways of the spinal cord with the help of gene therapy.
02. 08. 2024

Revolutionary method pioneered by Czech scientists reveals chromosome structure

In 1842, Swiss botanist Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli was the first to observe and describe chromosomes. Since then, research in genetics and imaging techniques has taken significant leaps forward. ...
31. 07. 2024

Citizens of no man’s land

Between March 1938 and September 1939, tens of thousands of Jewish men, women, and children struggled to survive in the forests, fields, and abandoned buildings of Central Europe’s literal borderlands. ...
16. 07. 2024

How to repair the spinal cord: Kristýna Kárová explores nerve cell recovery

In the Czech Republic alone, up to 300 people suffer spinal cord injuries every year. The aftermath of damaging this delicate bundle of nerve fibers is generally irreversible. Or is it? ...
08. 07. 2024

Bohemian Paradise Apples – The Station of Apple Breeding for Disease Resistance

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away – and we can’t help but agree. There aren’t many research facilities where you can enjoy the fruits of their labor right from the source. In this case, from their very own apple orchard. ...
26. 06. 2024

Plants contain an incredible wealth of chemicals, Tomáš Pluskal says

As a newly graduated computer scientist, he had a thriving software company in Prague. However, his desire to perfect his karate took him all the way to Japan. What was initially meant to be a short trip turned into a ten-year stay. ...
17. 06. 2024

Two dozen young scientists received the Otto Wichterle Award

Frustrated magnets, metallic materials suitable for treating fractures, corruption in public administration, the history of bark beetle infestations, and climate law. ...
10. 06. 2024

Threads of history: what can archaeological textiles reveal?

Bones, ceramic shards, and jewelry give archaeologists clues about ancient history. In contrast, fragments of centuries-old textiles long seemed worthless, yet they too offer unique testimonies, as shown by the fabrics found in graves at Prague ...
28. 05. 2024

Over 2,000 silver coins from the 12th century discovered near Kutná Hora

The coins had been buried for roughly 900 years until a woman stumbled upon them while walking across a plowed field. Initially stored in a ceramic vessel, the coins were found scattered both on and below the surface. ...
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