A PhD position in forensic genetics is available at the Department of Medical Biology with the research group Forensic Genetics. The position is for a period of four years. The nominal length of the PhD program is three years. The fourth year is distributed as 25 % each year and will consist of teaching and other duties. […]
Mapping global fungi from air samples
A global study supported by the EU-funded LIFEPLAN and INTERACT projects used DNA sequencing to identify fungi from air samples collected worldwide. The study reveals groundbreaking information about how climatic and evolutionary factors affect the occurrence and seasonal variation of known and unknown fungi. “This knowledge is essential not only to understand where and when […]
Ph.D. position in DNA replication, genome stability & cancer development in Czech Republic
Offer Description The Department of Cell Biology & Epigenetics invites applications from young talented candidates, who are interested in joining our department as a Ph.D. fellow. Ph.D. fellow will be affiliated with the laboratory of Dr. Hana Polasek-Sedlackova at the Department of Cell Biology and Epigenetics, Institute of Biophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences and Ph.D. […]
We’re not much different than Neanderthals, new study shows
Only a small fraction of human DNA is unique to modern humans. We like to think of ourselves as special in the human family tree. However, our genes seem to say otherwise. According to findings published in the journal ‘Science Advances’, only 7 % of our DNA is unique to us and not shared by […]