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The Bacteriophages in Bioengineering

The Bacteriophages in Bioengineering

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria that can be found in all ecosystems of the planet. The infection allows them to use bacterial transcription machinery […]

Nanobodies in Bioengineering

Nanobodies in Bioengineering

Antibodies are defensive proteins that bind to foreign agents to be eliminated by the immune system. However, nature provides us with nanobodies, which are protein […]

Markov Chains in Bioengineering

Markov Chains in Bioengineering

Andrei Markov was a Russian mathematician who worked and contributed to the theory of stochastic processes. Markov strings describe a random process in which the […]

Beware mushrooms! Keanu Reeves to the rescue…

Beware mushrooms! Keanu Reeves to the rescue…

When we think that reality is stranger than fiction, these news appear that change our perspective. Scientists from the Department of Paleobiotechnology at the Leibniz […]

Xolography, a new generation in 3D (bio)printing

Xolography, a new generation in 3D (bio)printing

Volumetric 3D printing is a technique in which a beam of light strikes specific points within a volume of photosensitive resin to activate its polymerisation […]