Tomáš Kalina, a personality of Czech phycology, passed away Published: Friday 4.7.2025 It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Tomáš Kalina, our esteemed colleague and dear friend. Tomáš served as the head of the Phycology Research Group in Prague, where he devoted his life to the study of algae and inspired generations of students and researchers.
An Evolutionary Leap Without Rules: What Environments Are Colonized by Plants with a Doubled Genome? Published: Friday 13.6.2025 A study by Filip Kolář from the Faculty of Science, Charles University, and Patrick Meirmans from the University of Amsterdam has just been published in the prestigious journal PNAS. The research shows that genome duplication significantly affects the ecological niche of plants—but in a difficult-to-predict way.