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The Company that Cried Wolf – Part I

Questioning Genetics and Posing Ethical Questions – The ‘de-extinction’ of the dire wolf has been one of the highest-profile scientific achievements of 2025. But the impression cultivated online is misleading – the dire wolf has not returned; it is being imitated. Five professors from the University of Malta have reacted to this complex story. In Part I, Prof. Patrick J. Schembri and Rev. Prof. Ray Zammit speak on its science and ethics, following an introduction to the series by Jonathan Firbank.

Unearthing Secrets: Popularising Scientific Research through Film

When film students from the University of Malta teamed up with scientists, they uncovered previously hidden stories and created documentaries that bring Malta’s lesser-known histories and research to life.

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We Have No Answers – A Look into the Maltese Knowledge Gap on Threatened Miscarriages

Lara Sammut is finding answers to a long-standing challenge in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at Mater Dei Hospital. Threatened miscarriage is a poorly understood condition that can lead to pregnancy loss, yet there is little data in Malta to help guide treatments and reassure families. Sammut’s research promises to change that.

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A Reactive Treatment: Using Non-Thermal Plasma Chemistry Against Cancer

Cancer remains one of the toughest challenges in medicine, especially in its late stages when tumours resist conventional treatments. But what if a specific kind of fluid could help doctors target cancer more precisely and with fewer side effects? THINK talks to researchers from the MIAPAM-CaT project, who are developing a new combination therapy to fight cancer.

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5G and Health: Should You Be Worried?

Since 5G was announced, it has polarised public opinion. Many claim that it will revolutionise the world, while others fear that it poses a threat to our health. In Malta, the installation of new antennas on rooftops and public spaces has fueled debate. But what is 5G, how does it work, and is it actually dangerous? THINK speaks with Dr Julian Bonello, a researcher from UM’s Department of Physics, to separate fact from fiction.

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Our Brain Beyond The Sky

The University of Malta’s Boundaries of the Brain laboratory is developing a toolbox that can help study spaceflight’s impact on the brain.

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On-Site Solutions: How Project ACTIVE is Disrupting the Disinfectant Industry

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world realised the importance of surface disinfectants. Unfortunately, as global demand surged, it became clear that supply chains could not keep up. What if there was a way for end-users to create their own disinfectants?

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Is Digital Immortality Possible?

What if technology allowed us to map our entire brain? What if we could upload ourselves into an online world to live forever once our body wears down? Would that be a genius piece of technology or a beehive of unethical practices?

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Unmasking Deepfakes: Navigating the Shadows of Digital Deception

THINK explores how aspects of deepfake technology work, and investigates the risks that come with it.

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Consilience Journal: Where Poetry Brings Science to Life

The combination of principles and data from science with the poetry lens of intuition, emotions, and beliefs can lead to novel ways of communicating research. Would we be able to express the human nature of science and make research more accessible to all? We asked the founder and editor of the first science and poetry journal.

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