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The first mistake matters: How the timing of the first mutation can shape the course of leukemia
October 16, 2026 Discovery
Why do some patients respond well to treatment while others do not, even when they appear to have the same type of cancer? This is… Read more ⇾
Could bilirubin protect the kidneys of children with severe malaria?
October 16, 2026 Discovery
Malaria kills around 600,000 people every year, most of them children in Africa. But even when the infection begins to come under control, the danger… Read more ⇾
Matthias Maurer shares in Lisbon what space does to the human body
October 15, 2026 GIMM
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, who spent 177 days on the International Space Station, will speak to the public on 22 October at the University of… Read more ⇾
Malaria vaccination may need to be adapted to age for the sake of efficacy, new study suggests
October 12, 2026 Discovery
Malaria vaccination has traditionally focused on those who need it most: children living in areas where transmission is high. But what happens when protection is… Read more ⇾
From understanding microbes to engineering their future
September 30, 2026 GIMM
What can microbes tell us about who we are? How do they shape our health, influence disease, compete with one another. And could we eventually… Read more ⇾
A day to ask questions and discover that not all microbes are enemies
September 30, 2026 GIMM
The spirit of discovery ran through all three days of GIMM Fest. On Saturday, when we opened our doors to the public, we added a… Read more ⇾
The snake that swallowed the elephant and the mystery of disappearing limbs
September 29, 2026 Discovery
When the pilot and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a child, he imagined a boa constrictor swallowing an elephant. Years later, he turned that childhood… Read more ⇾
Building smarter pancreatic cells to treat diabetes and cancer
September 28, 2026 Discovery
In his talk at GIMM, “Using human stem cells to optimize beta cells for therapy and model pancreatic cancer”, Matthias Hebrok, from the Technical University… Read more ⇾
Science and Space Symposium lands at GIMM this October
September 24, 2026 GIMM
On 21 and 22 October 2026, GIMM will host the first edition of the Science and Space Symposium, at the João Lobo Antunes Main Auditorium,… Read more ⇾