• Miriam Rivera did the literature search and made the illustrations. She is specialized in comics about biology subjects, which she calls Biomiics. She has a Human Biology Degree and a Master in Scientific, Medical and Environmental Communication. She has cooperated with Illustraciencia (International Award of Scientific Illustration) and Scenio, a scientific divulgation platform. (Twitter @miriamriig; webpage miriamriig.com)
  • Frida Sommer wrote the article.  She is a scientific editor and a freelance science writer (https://www.vasocosmico.com/). She obtained her Ph.D. in immunology from Leiden University in the Netherlands and holds an MSc degree in archaeological sciences from Durham University. Her interests are very diverse.(https://www.linkedin.com/in/fridasommer/) 
  • Ernesto Llamas edited the article. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at CECAD in Cologne, Germany. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Universitat de Barcelona doing his research at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics. Creator, editor, and illustrator of Sketching Science. (Twitter @neto_flames; Instagram @eellamas).