💡Shining a light on #virus #destruction! New study reveals a cutting-edge technique using #light-activated #vesicles to capture and #kill viruses with precision. How? By producing #antiviral singlet #oxygen! Read more in J. Am. Chem. Soc. ⬇️ 🔗pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja… (MK)

✅Vědci vyvíjejí speciální povrchy, které zabraňují přilnutí mikroorganismů. 🔹Jejich povrchová společenstva, zvaná biofilmy, totiž často kontaminují zdravotnické vybavení nebo poškozují průmyslová zařízení. 🔹Na výzkumu pracují experti z Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity

A new collective monograph titled "The Nature of Geomorphological Hazards in the Nepal Himalaya" has been published by Springer Nature. The editors are Prof. RNDr. Jan Kalvoda, DrSc., and PhDr. et Mgr. Eva Novotná, PhD. 📚🌍 📌 1url.cz/X120Y

Can #EU membership affect #nature? 🇪🇺🐦 Scientists have found that rapid increases in #agricultural intensity negatively affect #farmland #bird populations in countries that have recently joined the EU. Read more in STOTEN! 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl… (TŽ)

This week the Summer School of Migration Studies is taking place at the Faculty of Science Charles University. The main organizers are Eva Janská and Dušan Drbohlav from the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development. natur.cuni.cz/fakulta/aktual…

Our faculty will have several representatives in the competition!

🚨 New Review Alert! 🚨 Dive into the cutting-edge world of 19F #MRI in ACS Macro Journals! Explore how stimuli-responsive polymers are revolutionizing diagnostics by enhancing imaging precision and responsiveness. A must read by Ondrej Sedlacek ⬇️ 🔗pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10… (MK)

Whole #genome duplication - a process that can affect the fate of many #organisms. Scientists, including Levi Yant 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸, have investigated the adaptation to #polyploidy in #Cochlearia. Read more about #evolutionary convergence in Cell Reports journal! 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl… (TŽ)

🔥Check out this #HOT article from Martin Kotora et al. Faculty of Science of Charles University: "Bioinspired intramolecular spirocyclopropanation of quinones as an interrupted photoredox process" 🔓#OpenAcess doi.org/10.1039/D4QO01…

🌍🐦 Migratory #songbirds in Europe are feeling the heat - literally. It's not just warming, but extreme weather swings that threaten their #breeding success. As #climate chaos intensifies, these birds may face even greater challenges. Read more ⬇️ 🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… (MK)

🙌 As part of the HR Excellence in Research initiative, Charles University is continuously striving to improve working conditions for its employees and foster greater job satisfaction. At the university, we believe that only satisfied employees can perform at their best. 📌 You

After months of preparation, the Faculty of Science at Charles University has launched a new web portal. 🥳 For the details check: 1url.cz/C1BdB

At the end of August, the international conference Blue Danube Symposium on Heterocycles in Chemistry #BDSHC was held at the Faculty of Science Charles University. Dr. Lukáš Rýček and Prof. Martin Kotora from the Department of Organic Chemistry took care of its smooth running.

We are proud of our very talented PhD students Veronika Somova and Daniel Vašek for winning the Best Poster Prize at #ECI2024 !! 🎉🎉 You were the stars among those 1400 posters 🌟🌟 EFIS Czech Young Immunologists yEFIS

A team of researchers from Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta Univerzity Karlovy and CNRS/Nantes University have presented a new model that sheds light on the dynamics of the geysers of Saturn's moon #Enceladus. The study was published in late August in the journal Nature Communications. 📌 1url.cz/C1pey

#Postdoctoral position available at Faculty of Science, Charles Uni #Prague Faculty of Science of Charles University: #Postdoc to study #soil #fauna in EU project DEEPHORIZON Read more: researchjobs.cz/i83Z8 #soilBiology #mesofauna #macrofauna #postdocjobs

Our #mormyrid paper is finally out in Eco&Evo!😍 We show that trophic ecology of African elephant fishes differs within the species community, incl. three species (two undescribed!:-) of the Mormyrus genus from the Sanaga River in Cameroon. Thks, Gina! doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7…

New publication in Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie and it's open access thanks to Univerzita Karlova! 🎉 Read here 👇 doi.org/10.1111/tesg.1… PřírodovědaPopulárně Faculty of Science of Charles University Geografie nás baví

Awesome talk by Klara Hlouchova lab (Klára Hlouchová) of Faculty of Science of Charles University on the origin of genetic code and the complement of amino acids we know today. It was not always that way! Fascinating to think about and experiment with the emergence of life from pre-biotic chemistry.

Dean of the Faculty of Science Professor Jiří Zima on Friday, 13 September 2024, commented on the potential flood risk and the measures taken.💦 Read more➡️ 1url.cz/u1GZi