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2024-10-28 | Inês Caiado

Oxygen For All: Artificial Red Blood Cells

Blood is essential to maintain human life. Through blood circulation, nutrients that are absorbed in the digestive system and the oxygen captured in the …
  • Cell Biology
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2024-07-27 | Luís Oliveira

Insulin – A Sweet Discovery

Today’s post is gonna have a sweet flavor. Because 103 years ago, on July 27th, a huge step in the treatment of diabetes was …
  • Stem Cells
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2024-06-28 | Inês Caiado

Police academy: An immune-cancer assignment  

In 2020 the world stopped due to an outbreak of COVID19. Around the world, journalists and scientists tried to break scientific expressions, such as …
  • Immune System
  • Nobel Prizes
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2024-06-14 | Luís Oliveira

Blood – It’s as easy as AB(O)C

Today, on the 14th of June, is World Blood Donor Day. It has been promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) over the last …
  • Immune System
  • Nobel Prizes
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2024-05-06 | Inês Caiado

Laugh is the best medicine: but why?

Dear reader, I will ask you for a moment of reflection: Have you ever had one of these moments of stress that you just …
  • Stem Cells
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2024-04-08 | Magdalena Madej

How to lose a tail in 25 million years

Coccydynia, also known as tailbone pain, is perhaps the rare moment when we are actually aware of the presence of our vestigial tail. But …
  • Evolution
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2024-03-22 | Magdalena Madej

Lake Malawi: A haven of biodiversity

Nestled between the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania, lies a long, thin, and deep Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa or Lago …
  • Evolution
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