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📢 NEW PAPER: Molecular methods are not replacing taxonomy!

A new Viewpoint by Jan Kollár has been published in BioScience (Oxford University Press), one of the leading general biology journals. The article discusses how the rapid expansion of molecular methods since the 1990s has transformed taxonomy and biodiversity research. This development is often framed as a trajectory of replacement, with morphology and organismal expertise […]

Johnny goes to Rostock!

We are very proud to announce that Jan Kollár, founding member of the DiCE research group, has accepted a new researcher position at the University of Rostock, Germany. As of May 2026, he will be part of the newly-funded project “BENKIESO: Diatoms of the Baltic Sea – DNA and AI in biodiversity monitoring,” where his […]