Bacteria that carry a protein on their surface that blocks one of the inflammatory signals may offer a new way to influence intestinal inflammation. A team of scientists from the Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from Palacký University in Olomouc, tested this approach in a mouse model of colitis. The modified bacteria, administered in the diet, alleviated the symptoms of experimentally induced intestinal inflammation. ...
Associate Professor Kateřina Komrsková, head of the Laboratory of Reproductive Biology at the Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in the BIOCEV centre has become one of the recipients of the prestigious Česká hlava 2026 scientific award. ...
The latest issue of the prestigious scientific journal Trends in Cell Biology features a cover illustration created by our Laboratory of Molecular Therapy.
On Friday, September 25, BIOCEV in Vestec opened its doors to the public. The pilot Open Lab Night, organized by the Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in collaboration with partners at the BIOCEV center - the Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University, and the Faculty of Science at Charles University - attracted more than 300 visitors of all ages.
Bee brood plague and bee brood rot are relatively common diseases in the Czech Republic. There is no cure for them, and infected colonies must be destroyed. Scientists from the Czech Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with beekeeping and technical experts, have developed a preventive treatment capable of protecting the bees. The colonies are undergoing a final stress test in a unique flight hall in Terezín.
Once studied mainly in connection with cancer and other diseases, horizontal mitochondrial transfer is now being observed in development, tissue homeostasis and normal physiology. In a new Opinion article, an international team including researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences propose that the evidence is now strong enough to consider it an emerging field of cell biology.
During the development of the wild sorghum embryo, redundant chromosomes are lost from some cells. Researchers have now captured this process at the single-cell level for the first time. A team of scientists from the Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IEB CAS), in collaboration with colleagues from the Institute of Biotechnology CAS, used RNA analysis to distinguish cells that retain so-called B chromosomes from those in which they are selectively removed. ...
Researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences at the BIOCEV Center, the Faculty of Science at Charles University, and the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague were the first to comprehensively describe tiny membrane vesicles released from various parts of the porcine epididymis and demonstrated that they bind to sperm and transfer molecules essential for their maturation. ...
Michaela Liegertová has long been at the intersection of science, education, and new technologies. Originally a cell and molecular biologist, she is one of the prominent voices in the field of meaningful use of artificial intelligence in research and academia. She comes to IBT with the task of helping us better understand AI, setting up its safe and practical use, and showing where it can really save us time or open up new possibilities.
On May 21–22, 2026, the International Advisory Board (IAB) visited the Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. After four years, its members returned to the teams that had been part of the first evaluation and focused on their further development, scientific results, future direction, and working conditions.
