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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 1d

#research #orgchem

Synthesis through C(sp³)–C(sp²) Bond Scission in Alkenes and Ketones (Šimek, Dworkin, Kwon) – Acc. Chem. Res.: doi.org/10.1021/acs....

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 1d

#research #nanostructures

High-Yield Assembly of Plasmon-Coupled Nanodiamonds Using DNA Origami for Tuned Emission (Hansen et al.) – Small Structures: doi.org/10.1002/sstr...

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MEM:POP @mempop.bsky.social · 1d

☕ Next Tuesday, October 14, at 9am, The Department of Mobility and Migration at the Institute of Ethnology at @czechacademy.bsky.social hosts Daria Krivonos for an exciting "Morning Brew Talk"

👇 For online attendance and details, see the link 👇

🔗 www.eu.avcr.cz/en/news/Back...

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Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS @iebcas.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time in history, we can watch plants activate their defense system in real time — thanks to a protein sensor.

Tang B, et al. (2025): SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance. Science doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance

Salicylic acid (SA) is a key phytohormone that orchestrates immune responses against pathogens, including Pseudomonas syringae bacteria. The timing and extent of SA accumulation are tightly controlled...

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Filosofický ústav AV ČR | Institute of Philosophy CAS @flu-cas.bsky.social · 1d

Are you interested in current topics in the philosophy of science in the Eastern and Central European region?

Registration for the international conference PSA Around the World 2025 is still open▪️https://bit.ly/3VV66Em
Join us on November 6, 14, and 22 online!

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 2d

#research

Mechanistic insights into alcohol-induced DNA crosslink repair by Slx4-Xpf-Ercc1 nuclease complex in the Fanconi anaemia pathway (Havlíková, Bouřa, Nencka, Šilhán) – CommBiology: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · 3d

Cold-season cattail harvest = cleaner water, happier wetlands, and usable biomass—without stressing the system. Win-win 👍
More on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/8JhAe
#Wetlands #NatureBasedSolutions #WaterQuality #GoBelowground #ExFuMo

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 3d

#research #ramanspec

Adaptive excitation frequencies in simulations of resonance Raman spectra (Cheeseman, Bouř) – J. Chem. Phys.: doi.org/10.1063/5.02...

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Adaptive excitation frequencies in simulations of resonance Raman spectra

Within the Born–Oppenheimer approximation, differences of the vibrational energies are often neglected compared to the electronic ones. This leads to the Placze

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 5d

#research

How to (not) Evaluate a Photoswitch Performance; Benchmarking of Methods Used for Processing Kinetic Data on an Example of Arylazopyrazole Z-Isomer Half-Life (Hruzíková et al.)–ChemMethods: doi.org/10.1002/cmtd...

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Institute of Biotechnology @ibtcas.bsky.social · 5d

RNA is still waiting for its “AlphaFold moment.” 🔬✨
At IBT CAS we’re tackling this challenge head-on.
Read more 👉 1url.cz/YJhsw

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 5d

🗣️ We are looking forward to hosting Dr. Eugene V. Koonin, #NCBI #NIH, USA, with an invited lecture "The world of viruses and its evolution" in two weeks' time ► www.uochb.cz/en/event-cal...

#IOCBInvitedLecture #praguelectures

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Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS @iebcas.bsky.social · 4d

Using state-of-the-art microscopy, scientists have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism underlying root growth.

Vukašinović N, Hsu C-W, Marconi M, et al. (2025): Polarity-guided uneven mitotic divisions control brassinosteroid activity in proliferating plant root cells.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 4d

Don’t miss the next conference hosted by Jiří Kaleta — reserve your place at #Mach5 now ► www.uochb.cz/en/event-cal... ⤵️

Mach-5 2026 – Molecular Machinery: Making, Measuring, Modelling

Following the inspiring first Mach-5 conference at Plön Castle (Germany, 2022) and the vibrant second edition in the castle of Bertinoro (Italy, 2024), the third meeting of this biannual series will…

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 4d

The event brought together the community working on #molecularmachines, including @nobelprize.bsky.social laureate Ben Feringa @feringalab.bsky.social.

With just 15 speakers, the conference’s intimate atmosphere encourages the exchange of original ideas ► www.uochb.cz/en/news/736

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 4d

⚙️ “I knew that Europe lacked a similar event, and I thought, why not host it here at #IOCB?” explains Jiří Kaleta from #IOCBPrague, which hosted the 4th edition of the unique conference Molecular Rotors, Motors & Switches #MoRoMoS 2025.

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 4d

Today, #IOCBPrague hosted the first-ever #PHYSCHEMBIOConnect — a joint conference organized together with the @fzuavcr.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social.

Both institutes hope this new event will spark real collaboration between their scientists. 🤝

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 4d

One month till this year's Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences begins! #science #festival #TydenAVCR

📅 3–9 November 2025
📍 Events all over the Czech Republic & open houses at our institutes

Check out the program (in English) & register here ➡️ www.tydenavcr.cz/program/#c=0...

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 8d

And one of this year's L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award laureates is Pavlína Modlitbová from the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS.

www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Klára Grantz Šašková (Adalid Sciences – a biotech company linked to @iocbprague.bsky.social)

More info: www.uochb.cz/en/news/617/...

#ForbesTopWomenInScience

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Barbara Zitová (Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS)

About her research: utia.cas.cz/en/people/?p...

#ForbesTopWomenInScience

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Veronika Vymetálková (@iemcas.bsky.social)

Interview: www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...

#ForbesTopWomenInScience

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Alena Sumová (@iphys-cas.bsky.social)

About her research: forbes.cz/lists/top-ve...

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Eva Krupičková Pluhařová (@heyrovskeho-ustav.bsky.social)

Interview: www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...

#ForbesTopWomenInScience

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Zuzana Kečkéšová (@iocbprague.bsky.social)

Research group: keckesova.group.uochb.cz/en

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 8d

From the Czech Academy of Sciences:

Meritxell Alberich Jordà (@imgprague.bsky.social)

Research group: www.img.cas.cz/group/meritx...

#ForbesTopWomenInScience

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