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Ruđer Bošković Institute

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The RBI is Croatia’s leading multidisciplinary scientific institute in the natural and biomedical sciences and marine and environmental research.

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

RBI scientists reveal how ACRC acts as molecular scissors, protecting DNA in the earliest hours of embryo development. doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A new computer model by #RBI scientist Dr Nina Marn reconstructs the full life cycle of the leatherback turtle, the world’s largest sea turtle, and shows that even small changes in food availability and ocean temperature can reduce its reproductive success. doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

dr Nina Marn, her colleague and two turtles

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Why haven’t perovskite solar cells taken over the market yet? A new paper in Nature Energy shows that the problem is not a single “culprit,” but a chain of interconnected chemical processes that gradually undermine cell stability. @natenergy.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

New research by a Croatian multidisciplinary team shows that Parkinson’s disease is linked to measurable changes in specific immune cells in the blood. Key bioinformatics analysis was carried out at the Ruđer Bošković Institute. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

What if one fabric could resist fire, block UV, and fight bacteria all at once? RBI researchers are making it happen through the NATO SPS-funded SAFEGUARD project. Better protection for soldiers, firefighters, and medics. 🧪🛡️

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Mechanochemistry is doing chemistry by smashing and grinding powders (often with little/no solvent), like in a ball mill. A team from RBI and @fau.de used computer simulations to watch a single impact like an ultra-slow-motion replay at the atomic level.

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Applications open for the JIC–IRB Summer School on Microbial Specialised Metabolites (from genome to molecule) in Dubrovnik (IUC), 12–20 Sep 2026. Lectures + hands-on computational analysis of natural product gene clusters. Apply by 23 Jan 2026.

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

45 years of Martinska! IRB’s field station near Šibenik is our window into the Adriatic: a rare freshwater–brackish–seawater interface, long-term monitoring, and data that inform real decisions—from biodiversity and fisheries to planning and climate adaptation. Wishing Martinska continued success!

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Speeding up the search for cancer therapies: how computational modeling helps researchers spot the strongest drug candidates first. t.co/4eN616UmxX

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

For a week, we've been dropping hints. Today, you meet coccolithophores. They've been working without recognition for millions of years, building calcium plate shells, producing oxygen, capturing atmospheric carbon. Their blooms are visible from space, yet most people have never heard of them.

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

In a world visible only under a microscope, a story unfolds that's changing our planet. Like grains of sand that build beaches, these microscopic organisms are constructing something far greater. Follow us and reveal the secret heroes. Illustrations by Rosie Sheward.

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Ruđer Bošković Institute @institutrb.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🌊 Why is the Adriatic turning yellow every spring? Not pollution — it’s pollen. And thanks to scientists @institutrb.bsky.social + partners, we’re finding out how it affects marine life.

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