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Science Journal
In this edition of Science Journal: Czech physicists make the American
Science magazine with an experiment on quantum walks. And the secrets of
the Antarctic unfold beneath the watchful eyes of scientists from Masaryk
University in Brno, who are expanding their research at James Ross Island
this year. More
Gregor Mendel’s landmark manuscript returns to his Brno abbey
It can easily be called one of the most important documents in the history
of modern science. Gregor Mendel’s priceless manuscript on the
inheritance of plant traits, composed in Brno in 1865, opened the door to
the field of genetics. This month, after many years of changing hands and
much negotiation, it was brought home. More
Czech scientists find hope for improved cancer treatment
A major advance in cancer treatment may be on the way, thanks in part to
the work of Czech scientists. Researchers from the Czech Academy of
Sciences in collaboration with colleagues in the UK have made significant
progress in developing chemotherapy that is free of side effects. More
Czech scientists collaborate on robotic household ‘nurse’
Czech scientists working in collaboration with colleagues from four other
European states have created a robot that can assist elderly or
post-surgery patients in a variety of situations. Commercial interest in
the Robo M.D. was quickly piqued with a demonstration of the new mechanical
nurse earlier this week, and the door to further development is wide open. More
Science Journal
We are not going so very far from Earth today, only two and a half
light-minutes or so, to a point where, come 2017, Czech technology will be
orbiting our Sun, and helping to answer some of its secrets. More
Science Journal
In this month’s Science Journal we talk to the Czech psychologists who
monitored the participants in the Mars 500 experiment, and also to the
discoverers of a hitherto unknown, tick-borne disease. More
Czech scientists present HemaGel: an effective cure for acute and chronic wounds
One hears a great deal about the importance of fighting free radicals, but
it is not often that one sees the benefits of this in practice. Czech
researchers from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech
Academy of Sciences have an outstanding success story in this respect. They
have developed a gel that has proved exceptionally effective in healing
both chronic and acute wounds with the aid of free-radical-binding
technology. More
Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Response to former Prime Minister’s new political
party, your answers to last month’s mystery Czech quiz question.
Listeners quoted: Lynda-Marie Hauptmann, Peter Komrska, Chun-quan Meng,
Jayanta Chakrabarty, Bibi N-Shah, Barbara M. Ziemba, Ian Morrison, Colin
Law, Charles Konecny, David Eldridge. More
Czech team of scientists discovers genetic cause of Kufs disease
A team from Prague’s Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders has
discovered the genetic cause of Kufs disease, a very rare condition that
leads to seizures, impaired muscle function and dementia in adult life and
for which there is no cure. Scientists of the Prague institute found that
the reason behind the disease is a mutation in the gene DNAJC5. Dr.
Stanislav Kmoch, who worked on the project for three years with his team,
speaks about the discovery. More
Ivan Havel and 140 years of Vesmír magazine
It has been a constant companion for generation after generation of Czech
science lovers – the popular science magazine Vesmír is marking its
140th year in publication. In today’s Science Journal we talk about the
magazine’s course through the decades with none other than its
editor-in-chief Dr. Ivan Havel, the distinguished former head of the Centre
for Theoretical Studies and brother of ex-president Václav Havel, who took
up work at the magazine just after the Velvet Revolution. More
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