New patented method gives clues for leukaemia therapy Marek Mráz heads the Ceitec MU team that discovered the newly patented method.
Parasitologists name new species after Brno and Attenborough Nikol Kmentová, a PhD student at the MU Faculty of Science, took part in the discovery of parasitic flatworms from Africa’s Lake Tanganyika.
To torture or not to torture a mad bomber? How does the moral dilemma work in virtual reality Experts from the MU Faculty of Informatics have tested a new form of the classic “Mad Bomber” moral dilemma.
Masaryk University botanists discover a singular gingko This tree, grown in the faculty’s botanical garden, has four sets of chromosomes rather than the usual two.
Scientists hope for earlier Parkinson diagnosis A grant will allow neurologists to use a more effective therapy for Parkinson’s disease as well as multiple sclerosis.
Ceitec offers Down syndrome testing The new test is performed at the beginning of pregnancy using the mother’s blood. This means that unlike the commonly used tests, it is non-invasive and almost 100% reliable.
Your first job decides your future career According to economist Stijn Baert, it might sometimes be preferable to stay unemployed and look for a suitable job rather than accept any available job.
Pro-Kremlin propaganda in Czechia employs dishonest journalistic practices Masaryk University researchers are monitoring four websites operating in the Czech Republic to show how modern propaganda works.
Dolní Věstonice gene pool prevalent in Europe during the Ice Age Extensive genetic study sheds new light on the origins of modern Europeans.
In English, we are Czechia Rudolf Šrámek, a scholar of Czech language and literature, comments on the heated debate regarding the one-word name for the Czech Republic.
Mystery at the ends of chromosomes Researchers from Ceitec MU have determined what telomere sequences in plants of the genus Allium look like.
The Americanisation of Israel is a myth. We’re closer to Europe. Alfred Tovias, professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, taught a course at Faculty of Social Sciences.
