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1Question: How did we discover gravitational waves?
25.02.2016
Nobel Prize-worthy, major breakthrough, historic discovery – these are just some of the words the scientific world used to describe the announcement confirming the existence of gravitational waves. In the article below, Dr Sebastian Szybka from the JU Astronomical Observatory explains this phenomenon.
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Polish snakes in trouble
10.02.2016
Can we aid a snake in survival? Sure we can! And we should, even more so when it comes to a critically endangered species and the rarest reptile in Poland.
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Do women like machismo?
08.02.2016
Research carried out by an international team led by Jagiellonian University scientists shows that neither the levels of estradiol (one of the most important female sex hormones) nor the phase of menstrual cycle are certain to influence a woman's perception of male attractiveness.
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Heparin and the mysteries of coagulation
05.02.2016
Prof. Krzysztof Szczubiałka talks about one of the basic anti-coagulants used in medicine – heparin – and some problems related to its removal from organism after treatment.
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Dr Sebastian Glatt from the Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology gets EMBO Installation Grant!
08.01.2016
On Tuesday, December 8th, the European Molecular Biology Organization announced the laureates of the 2015 Installation Grants. Among only nine European scientists that received this distinction there is the Max Planck Research Group Leader, Dr Sebastian Glatt, from the Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB). His current research is focused on determining the role of different modifications of tRNA introduced by the Elongator Complex. Better understanding of its role may lead to new treatments for several neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
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Kraków: Over 100 days of heat a year. How is that possible?
04.12.2015
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is underway in Paris. Among other topics, the participants debate on how to decrease global temperature by 2ºC. Meanwhile, Kraków scientists published a report on the impact of climate change on the city as well as its surroundings.
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1Question: Does harsher punishment decrease crime rate?
03.12.2015
Time and time again, we return to the discussion on the effectiveness of harsher punishments – particularly capital punishment. Does it really increase the level of public security? We asked Dr Paweł Czarnecki from the Chair in Criminal Procedure of the JU Faculty of Law and Administration.
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Genetics and crossbreeding. Let's focus on the good side
25.11.2015
Gene transfer from one species to another and the potential consequences of this process – these are the issues studied by Dr hab. Wiesław Babik, a biologist from the JU Institute of Environmental Sciences, winner of the National Science Centre Award.
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1Question: HPV – what's going on?
20.11.2015
One of the proposed participatory budgeting projects in Kraków was introducing free HPV vaccination. But did we really know what we voted for or against? In this edition of 1Question, Dr hab. Krzysztof Pyrć from the JU Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology talks about HPV – the Human Papillomavirus.
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Debt – obesity of our time?
10.11.2015
One of the most common problems of our lifestyle is… running into debts. It is a nightmare of economic overweight. The prime example of unhealthy lifestyle in this area is Greece. We interviewed Dr Magdalena Trzcionka from the JU Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations about the causes and effects of economical crisis.
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