The most comprehensive dataset of termite genomes to date was created by an international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The team sequenced 45 termite genomes and 2 cockroach genomes, increasing the total number of high-quality termite genomes roughly sixfold. The results significantly expand our understanding of the evolution,...
The Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences expresses deep concern over the government’s decision to reduce funding allocated for research, development, and innovation by CZK 790 million and redirect it to other expenditure items of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Government Resolution No. 914/2025 of 19 November 2025). The budget of the Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR),...
These freely available genomes are used to tackle evolutionary questions, inform conservation and improve food security around the world. [
The traditional Biology Centre volleyball tournament took place once again on the last Saturday of November, marking its eleventh edition. Four teams composed of players from the scientific institutes of the Biology Centre competed for the trophy: the Parasitology Institute, the Entomology Institute, the Hydrobiology Institute, and the team of the Technical and Administrative Services,...
Prominent scientific figures and dozens of experts in mass spectrometry and proteomics arrived in České Budějovice to attend the 13th Conference of the Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry and the 11th Informal Proteomics Meeting. The three-day event, held on 19–21 November in the Aula of the University of South Bohemia, was co-organized by the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences and...
For most visitors, the Mediterranean is a symbol of summer and sun-scorched landscapes. In reality, however, it harbors one of the world’s greatest natural treasures. It is home to tens of thousands of plant and animal species, many of which occur nowhere else on Earth. And although it is often believed that the original Mediterranean landscape was covered with dense forests, a new,...
The international portal Research.com has published its latest rankings of the most cited scientists for 2025. More than 20 researchers from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences appear among the Czech scientific elite across several disciplines. Notably, two of them – Julius Lukeš and Jiří Macas – secured leading positions in the fields of genetics and molecular biology.
How does a cell measure its current activity in order to ask its neighborhood for an adequate supply of nutrients? Pavla Nedbalova and Tomas Dolezal's team from the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, have found a possible mechanism where adenosin could be at the center. The discovery, The discovery, in which scientists from the Biology Centre CAS contributed significantly, was...
A six-month expedition to the tropical island of New Guinea has led to a remarkable discovery by a young Czech doctoral candidate from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the University of South Bohemia. František Vejmělka has become the first person to scientifically document in the wild Mallomys istapantap, one of the largest murine rodents in the world. This elusive...
At the beginning of March 2025, our colleague Jan Černý got the Dean's Award for his successfully defended PhD dissertation. This thesis, entitled - Hormonal Control of Defense Reactions Against Natural Toxins - explores the hormonal and physiological responses of insect models to natural hymenopteran toxins, particularly focusing on the honeybee Apis mellifera and the minute wasp...
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