Czech scientists to expand Antarctic research

Czech scientists are expanding their research in the Antarctic. New topics of study will include the parasitology of fish that inhabit extremely cold waters, heavy metals in lichens and ultraviolet treatment of foodstuffs brought to Antarctica. The research will take place on the Antarctic Peninsula and on James Ross Island, where Masaryk University has run the Mendel Polar Station for the last five years. Results will be published in the new magazine Czech Polar Reports, the first issue of which the university has just published.