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Current AffairsLandmark National Museum building closes for five-year long reconstruction
The historic National Museum building at the top of Prague’s Wenceslas
Square will close its doors on Thursday for five years of major renovations
– the first in the site’s 120-year-long history. When it reopens in
June 2016, the museum should offer visitors a whole new experience. On
Thursday, hundreds of people used the valuable opportunity to visit the
museum for one last time. More
Science JournalCzech scientists uncover reason behind high incidence of abortions in mares
In this month’s edition of Science Journal: A team of Czech researchers
may have found the answer to a question that has puzzled veterinarians,
horse breeders and biologists for decades – why such a high percentage of
pregnancies in mares end in natural, chemically triggered abortions. A
recent study released by a Czech scientist suggests the answer may be that
keeping pregnant mares close to stallions at their home stable makes them
more likely to abort. More
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What do foxes and yoghurt have in common? Nothing at all, aside, that is,
from that fact that they are the subjects of some interesting experiments
in Czech science. Welcome to this month’s Science Journal. More
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Coming up on this month’s Science Journal: advice on how to win the
National Prize for scientific research – just revolutionise global
progress in the field of virology; organisms of the Czech Republic, unite!
Your genetic data is wanted, but there are so many of you – more than
100,000; and how do generations of children from smoggy Prague know there
are stars out there? Because there is one of the largest planetariums in
the world here, and it’s celebrating its fiftieth birthday. More
Current AffairsNew species of short-lived fish may provide Czech scientists with insights into ageing
Czech scientists working in Mozambique have discovered a new species of
fish that inhabits the rain pools of the savannah. Types of tiny killifish
are found in many parts of the world, but what is unique to Nothobranchius
Kadleci - named after the well-known Brno ichthyologist Jaroslav Kadlec -
is its very short lifespan of only four months. The team from the Institute
of Vertebrate Biology in Brno believe that the new discovery may eventually
provide important insights into the understanding of aging, even in humans.
I spoke to the institute’s Martin Reichard.
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MailboxMailbox
This week in Mailbox: the mystery lady from September’s quiz is revealed
and we find out the names of the four winners who will receive small gifts
from Radio Prague for their correct answers. Also, you get a unique chance
to share your memories of the tumultuous events of 1989 with all our
listeners around the globe. Listeners quoted: Uday I. Nayak, Kristina
Pletková, Colin Law, Jason Meader, S. J. Agboola, David Eldridge, Hiroshi
Katayama, Charles Konecny, Richard Chen, Constantin Liviu Viorel, Daniel
Gutierrez, Hans Verner Lollike.
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Czechs TodayCzechs Today – Antonín Holý
Antonín Holý is one of the Czech Republic’s most renowned scientists.
Most recently, his name was put forward by the Czech Academy of Sciences
to
be nominated for the Nobel Prize in medicine for his work finding
compounds
to fight both the AIDS virus and cancer. Learn more in Czechs Today. More
Current AffairsCzechs make breakthrough discovery in bacteria DNA
Czech scientists have made a breakthrough discovery, one that research
teams all over the world have been striving for for years. Scientists from
the University of South Bohemia have detected the structure of an enzyme
that can change the DNA in bacteria. The discovery should in time prevent
bacteria from being resistant to antibiotics. Ruth Fraňková spoke to
Ruediger Ettrich, the head of the Centre of protein structure and function
and one of the people behind the discovery: More
Current AffairsA discovery that could make malaria easier to treat
Czech scientists and their Australian colleagues recently made a unique
discovery which should contribute to the development of medication against
malaria, making it easier to produce, safer and cheaper. The results of
their study were recently published in the prestigious Nature magazine.
Ruth Fraňková spoke to a member of the Czech team, Jan Janouškovec, to
find out what kind of progress has been made.
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