Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) are undifferentiated cells capable of unlimited self-renewal. By introducing specific transcription factors, any somatic (fully differentiated) cell of the mammalian body can be changed (reprogrammed) into iPSC. The iPSCs are very similar to embryonic stem cells in their molecular and functional properties. By using specific factors, iPSCs can be differentiated into each of the about 200 cell types in the human body. The big advantage of iPSCs is the availability of somatic cells (isolation from blood or skin biopsy). Creation of "tailor made" iPSCs for each patient would allow transplantation of own cells and avoid problems with finding an immunologically compatible donor. and Kateřina Vodičková Kepková, Petr Vodička, Jan Motlík.
The research activities of this Centre are focused on the study of cyanobacteria, algae and symbiotic soil microorganisms (bacteria and algae), which are used for bioindicatoin and revitalization of toxic anthropogenic substrates and water resources. The targeted outcomes are methods for predicting cyanobacteria in drinking wter and water resources, technology of biogas production from algal biomass and the use of algal biomass for the pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology of microbial inoculations for more effective recultivation of brown-coal spoil banks. The research Centre is divided into three research groups each dealing with a portion of the research task: Group 1 - Cyanobacteria and their toxins in the waterworks industry; Group 2 - Use of algae for bioindication and revitalization of polluted water and biomass use; Group 3 - Use of microbial inoculations for soil revitalization. and Miroslav Vosátka, Jana Albrechtová.
V úterý 29. dubna 2015 se v reprezentačních prostorách Akademie věd České republiky, v pražské vile Lanna konalo slavnostní vyhlášení cen Živy za nejlepší články uplynulého ročníku, které uděluje redakční rada a redakce časopisu., The selected best contributions to Živa in 2014 and three eminent personalities of the journal were awarded special prizes., and Jana Šrotová, Andrej Funk, Lucie Krouzová.
Ve středu 11. května 2016 se v reprezentačních prostorách Akademie věd České republiky, v pražské vile Lanna konalo slavnostní vyhlášení cen Živy za nejlepší články uplynulého ročníku, které uděluje redakční rada a redakce časopisu., The selected best contributions to Živa in 2015 and two eminent personalities connected with the journal were awarded special prizes., and Redakce.
Článek shrnuje současné názory na vnitrodruhové genetické rozrůznění a taxonomii zmije obecné (Vipera berus). Zvláštní pozornost je věnována genetické příslušnosti populací českých zmijí., This article summarizes contemporary knowledge of the intraspecific genetic differentiation and taxonomy of the Common Adder (Vipera berus). Special attention is paid to the genetic status of the Czech adders., and Jiří Moravec, Jiří Šmíd.
Perloočky rodu Daphnia jsou intenzivně studovaní vodní bezobratlí. Proto byl pro nás velkým překvapením objev pro vědu nového druhu tohoto rodu v tůni na Kokořínsku. Druh byl pojmenován po významném českém hydrobiologovi Jaroslavu Hrbáčkovi, ale jeho jméno odkazuje i na hrbatý tvar těla. Jeho doposud známé lokality jsou pouze v Čechách a na Slovensku., Species of water fleas that belong to the genus Daphnia have been used intensively in studies as “model organisms”. The discovery of a new Daphnia species in a pool in Central Bohemia was, therefore, a surprise. All known localities of this species, which we named after the prominent Czech hydrobiologist Jaroslav Hrbáček, are restricted to Czechia and Slovakia., and Adam Petrusek, Petr Jan Juračka.