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Some cephalopods can interfere with their own RNA
Some cephalopods can edit their genetic information. This groundbreaking discovery was made recently by scientists who discovered frequent interference with the their own RNA (the information carrier of DNA) in several species of squid and octopus. Also thanks to these interventions, octopuses and other cephalopods are capable of typical color changes and instant camouflage.
Video of GHC Genetics presentation at the conference in Prague
At the end of 2017, under the auspices of GHC Genetics, the 10th conference of the Section of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology of the CGPS CLS JEP was jointly held with the Outpatient Gynaecologists Section of the CGPS CLS JEP and the SSG CR in the pleasant surroundings of the Orea Hotel Pyramida.
Geneticist doc. Vladimir Ferak: We can read a lot from DNA, but not everything
A quarter of a century ago, almost no one knew what DNA was; today, even a small child knows the abbreviation. Geneticist Associate Professor Vladimír Ferak is perfectly versed in the tangle of lines and numbers that reliably reveal the perpetrator, identify the victim, determine the father, the great-grandfather or warn of genetic disease.
Testing of Václav Havel Airport employees for thrombophilic mutations
In cooperation with Václav Havel Airport Prague, we organized an awareness-raising event for airport employees, during which they could get a free test for hereditary disposition to thrombophilic mutation, which carries an increased risk of blood clots or thrombosis.