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A new gene-editing tool has arrived: Bridge RNA

A new gene-editing tool has arrived: Bridge RNA

CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology is a genetic editing technique that acts as a molecular “scissors” using an RNA molecule as a […]

Immuno-engineering: Mechanical force regulates ligand bonding and function of PD-1

Immuno-engineering: Mechanical force regulates ligand bonding and function of PD-1

The blocking of immune control points directed to PD-1 (Programmed Cell Death Protein 1) shows great success in cancer therapy. However, the mechanism of how […]

CRISPR a la carte

CRISPR a la carte

The Vayu Hill-Maini lab project uses a modular synthetic biology toolkit in engineering edible mushrooms to improve their nutritional value and sensory appeal. The researchers […]

Status of Chemical Engineering Sustainability Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) – Part 1

Status of Chemical Engineering Sustainability Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) – Part 1

As Peruvian engineers, most of the time we take as a reference indicators based on the Global North (U.S. and Europe) in addition to China, […]

Ectogenesis: artificial wombs to support premature babies

Ectogenesis: artificial wombs to support premature babies

One of the advances to assist and increase the chance of survival of babies born prematurely (those born at less than 25 weeks gestation) are […]