Researchers have been able to elucidate a unique molecular mechanism that allows bacteria to maintain the necessary flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA for life. They thus discovered new possibilities for the development of necessary antimicrobials against serious pathogens, such as tuberculosis agents. The results of the work of scientific teams from the…
There are not many scientists around the world who are systematically involved in the biosynthesis of chlorophyll and photosynthetic protein complexes. But Ing. Roman Sobotka, Ph.D., from the Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The Grant Agency of the Czech Republic provided funding for one of his latest projects…
Czech scientists were involved in deciphering 135 fungal genomes. Among them is boletus edulis or pink toadstool. An international team of scientists, whose work also involved experts from the Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, deciphered the genetic information of 135 fungal genomes. A study published this month in…
A photographer who, thanks to his profession, got to know many countries and met many interesting people, worked for several years as a scientific photographer at the Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Although he lost his sight, interest in the world around him did not leave him. Václav…
Advances in basic and clinical research of dermatophytes and dimorphic fungi The ONYGENALES workshop, organized at two-year intervals, was held in Prague from 10 to 11 September 2020 in cooperation with the ISHAM ONYGENALES working group, the Institute of Microbiology of the ASCR and Charles University. The workshop has become a meeting place for researchers,…
On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the presentation of diplomas with the title “Doctor of Science” took place in the premises of the Library of the ASCR. The award has been given by the ASCR since 2003 to scientific personalities as an expression of their particularly high scientific qualification proven by the creation of serious, scientifically…