Jiunn Luh Tan, a dedicated PhD student at the Institute of Entomology and Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, achieved a remarkable accolade at the 8th Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group on "Integrated Control of Plant-Feeding Mites" held in Belgrade, Serbia, from September 4th to 7th, 2023. Tan received the prestigious "Best PhD Student Oral Presentation Award" for his...
Most living creatures need to synchronize their rhythmic biological functions with the 24-hour day/night cycle of Earth. Instead of pocket watches or cell phones, they use intracellular molecular clocks to anticipate the daily recurring changes and adjust their activity, metabolism, and biochemical processes to a 24-hour day/night regime. Those circadian clocks are at the genetic level...
In a groundbreaking study led by Katerina Sam from Biology Centre of Czech Academy of Sciences and University of South Bohemia, the team of researchers delved into the intricate dynamics of flying vertebrate predators and ants, unravelling their impact on arthropod densities and herbivory along the elevational gradient of Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea.
Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM or SBEM) is a state-of-the-art groundbreaking technique that offers volume imaging of ~1 mm3 large biological objects at nanometer-scale resolution. We have successfully applied the minimal resin (MR) embedding method to the sample preparation protocol and showed that this simple approach tackles simultaneously two major problems of...
Plants produce an astonishing diversity of various chemicals. So far, more than 200,000 different plant metabolites have been described. Individual specialized metabolites help plants cope with detrimental abiotic factors or defend themselves against natural enemies, such as herbivores and pathogens. While we understand the functions of some of these metabolites in plants, we still seek...
They work on billion-dollar cures, find the perfect sperm, push the boundaries of physics, or figure out why populists are so successful. Meet 23 top Czech women scientists across a range of fields, which were ranked by the Forbes magazine for 2023. Kateřina Sam from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences is among them.
Population genomics is a fast-developing research area, now focusing more and more on non-model organisms, such as diverse groups of insects. However, does genomics have any potential to contribute to insect conservation?
A modeling study to shed light on the spatial ecology of Parnassius apollo during the Quaternary glacial cycles and which are the perspective of the species in the near future under a climate change scenario.
Alena Bruce Krejčí's team from the Biology Centre CAS and the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia focused on the permeability of wax cappings. In cooperation with the plant physiologist Jiří Kubásek, they measured the carbon dioxide permeability of brood and honey cappings for the first time.
Among the 24 articles in the summary of the most interesting scientific publications of the December issue of BioOne Vista is the work of the author team from the Institute of Entomology of the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Their study deals with new isolates of various species of entomopathogenic fungi and their effectiveness against the bulg mite (Rhizoglyphus robini),...
