Bioethics of synthetic biology
The importance of bioethics As you dive deeper into manipulating the building blocks of life, you’ll encounter a field that’s… Read More »Bioethics of synthetic biology
Therapeutic options for treating progeria
What possible therapies are there? Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), is a rare genetic disorder characterized by accelerated aging. It is… Read More »Therapeutic options for treating progeria
Rare diseases
What are rare diseases? A disease is defined as “rare” when its prevalence, meaning the number of cases observed in… Read More »Rare diseases
Progeria: a complex systemic disorder
What is progeria? Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by premature aging, caused by a point… Read More »Progeria: a complex systemic disorder
Synthetic Biology – a science for the future
What is Synthetic Biology? Synthetic Biology is an emerging field that combines multiple disciplines, including biotechnology, engineering, chemistry, and computer… Read More »Synthetic Biology – a science for the future
Brillant minds of women who changed the world
Through the centuries, many generations of women have dared to challenge the conventions of their time, breaking academic and social… Read More »Brillant minds of women who changed the world
INTERVIEW with Professor TELMO PIEVANI
Telmo Pievani is a renowned philosopher of science, biologist, and Italian science communicator. He is particularly recognized for his contributions… Read More »INTERVIEW with Professor TELMO PIEVANI
SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE PFAS ISSUE with professors Zamperini and Menegatto
Although the events detailed in the article “PFAS: History and Contamination” are not recent, the discovery of PFAS in Italy… Read More »SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE PFAS ISSUE with professors Zamperini and Menegatto
CHEMISTRY PILL
1. Chemical features and structure, molecules and differences PFAS are a controversial group of chemicals that are found in a… Read More »CHEMISTRY PILL
PFAS: HISTORY AND CONTAMINATION
If you follow us on Instagram, you have surely seen that the issue we want to address this year, as… Read More »PFAS: HISTORY AND CONTAMINATION
University of Padua awarded in Paris at iGEM Competition
Article posted on TGPadova The Gold Medal was awarded to the P.A.S.T.A. project – Phage Assisted Silencing Tool against Antimicrobial… Read More »University of Padua awarded in Paris at iGEM Competition
SynthBio@UNIPD
Event presentation SynthBio@UNIPD is the first event of its kind that aims to gather the interest of various research groups… Read More »SynthBio@UNIPD
Let’s start here
iGEM Project 2023 | Part 1 Before explaining our idea, we would like to tell you something more about the… Read More »Let’s start here
The deadliest being on earth
Image by Freepik iGEM Project 2023 | Part 2 Every day, for millions of years, an eternal war has been… Read More »The deadliest being on earth
A geometric Nature
Image from: ACS Sens. 2020, 5, 12, 3739–3769 Publication Date:November 23, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.0c01961 iGEM Project 2023 | Part 3 Before continuing… Read More »A geometric Nature
Life without life
Image by Technology Networks, Immunology and Microbiology iGEM Project 2023 | Part 4 We have mentioned the debate that is… Read More »Life without life
No fear
Image by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) iGEM Project 2023 | Part 5 At the beginning of this… Read More »No fear
CRISPR-Cas, biological origin
Image from Lukas Kummer iGEM Project 2023 | Part 6 Genome editing is an extremely precise procedure of gene modification… Read More »CRISPR-Cas, biological origin
CRISPR-Cas, mechanism
Image from Lukas Kummer iGEM Project 2023 | Part 7 The acronym CRISPR stands for “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.”… Read More »CRISPR-Cas, mechanism
CRISPR-Cas, the revolution of genome editing
Image from International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Dead Cas Systems: Types, Principles, and Applications iGEM Project | Part 8 The… Read More »CRISPR-Cas, the revolution of genome editing
CRISPR: applications
Image by CellPress: Development and Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 for Genome Engineering iGEM Project | Part 9 After exposing the molecular… Read More »CRISPR: applications
From “mould” sauce to antibiotics
Antibiotics: an ongoing war (part 1) The first real discoverer of antibiotics was an Italian named Vincenzo Tiberio. Tiberio came… Read More »From “mould” sauce to antibiotics
Bacteria: the target of antibiotics
Antibiotics: an ongoing war (part 2) The word ‘antibiotic’ refers to a substance produced and released by microbes (including fungi)… Read More »Bacteria: the target of antibiotics
General aspects of antibiotics
Antibiotics: an ongoing war (part 3) Antimicrobial drugs can be divided into different categories. Proper antibiotics are substances produced entirely… Read More »General aspects of antibiotics
Antibiotics in lab
Photo by CDC on Unsplash Antibiotics: an ongoing war (part 4) In the laboratory, we can measure the effectiveness of an antibiotic through… Read More »Antibiotics in lab
The main antibiotics
Photo by Christine Sandu on Unsplash Antibiotics: an ongoing war (part 5) Generally, antibiotics are categorised on their mechanism of… Read More »The main antibiotics
The counterattack of bacteria: antibiotic resistance
Main antibiotic-resistance pathogens classified by number of deaths (WHO, Nature). Antibiotics: an ongoing war (part 6) Antibiotic resistance is now… Read More »The counterattack of bacteria: antibiotic resistance
So, what can we do now?
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash Antibiotics: an ongoing war (part 7) The most common answer is the development of new antibiotics. However,… Read More »So, what can we do now?
Curiosity is everything
Seeing the world through the eyes of a child means finding magic in everything, and isn’t that what it means… Read More »Curiosity is everything
It’s all about doors
“Man meets God behind every door that science manages to open” Albert Einstein What if we didn’t just open a… Read More »It’s all about doors
The name Mutans
The name we chose for our team is MUTANS, which stands for Multidisciplinary Unipd Team Applied for Natural Science. It’s… Read More »The name Mutans
