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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 […]

Milk is rich in protein, minerals and INSULIN

Milk is rich in protein, minerals and INSULIN

Diabetes 1 is a disease that affects 422 million people worldwide, mostly from developed countries. In Peru, 19,842 cases of diabetes were recorded in 2022, […]