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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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2024-02-14 | Luís Oliveira

But That’s Not The Shape of My Heart

(no, not the Sting’s song) Ah… Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air? Quoting the character Sheldon Cooper from the sitcom The Big Bang …
  • Anatomy
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2024-02-08 | Luís Oliveira

When Science Goes Wrong

Ah, the wonders of pursuing knowledge… The ambition of achieving more and more… We might be led to think that scientific progress is a …
  • Stem Cells
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