On Saturday, November 29, 2025, the Czech translation of the popular science book The Song of the Cell: Transformations in Medicine and the Human Body was launched at the Knihy v Brně book festival. This is the third title by the popular American author Siddhartha Mukherjee, published in Czech translation by Jan Šmarda and Masaryk University Press.
"This time, it is not just a very readable history of science, but the reader will also feel the hot topics of the present: a description of what medicine can do today and what it could achieve in the near future," said translator Prof. Jan Šmarda in his speech. The book launch itself was led by the dean of the MU Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Martin Repko.
The festive afternoon was also enriched by a very inspiring lecture by doc. Jan Křivánek (MU Faculty of Medicine), who presented the current state of knowledge and future prospects for research into tooth regeneration.
The iGEM Brno team of students from Masaryk University and Brno University of Technology achieved historic success when they won the overall victory in the Undergraduate category at the iGEM international synthetic biology competition.
Students at Masaryk University once again have the chance to get support for their business ideas. Registration for the Start Your Business competition is open until January 16.
