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About Massimo
Harnessing his dual expertise in molecular biology and digital communications, Massimo is a steadfast advocate for science, striving to weave it into the fabric of everyday life. As the founder and editor-in-chief of TheScienceBreaker, he is not just chasing a dream, but actively building a reality where society and science walk hand-in-hand. His aspiration is not one of distant admiration, but of close collaboration: empowering every individual with scientific understanding and fostering a collective enthusiasm for discovery. His vision is one of unity, where society acknowledges the integral role of science and technology in shaping our shared future.
Massimo is the editor of 352 Breaks:
Stop all the clocks: the hidden long-term consequences of sleep loss
Sleep loss perturbs the molecular circadian clock inside our cells. This effect persists long after the organism has recovered from sleep loss at the behavioral level.
Sep 22, 2020 | 4 min readThe Janus-Faced Nature of Cancer Immunity
In this study, we demonstrated that the immune response in cancer patients could sometimes inhibit, but other times enhance tumor cells' growth.
Sep 21, 2020 | 3.5 min readOur cell's “protein factory” can decrease fats to promote lifespan
Aging is a shared phenomenon amongst all organisms, and it’s well understood that stress hastens aging. However, the knowledge of how aging affects our capacity to deal with stress is less widespread. It turns out that our ability to deal with stress loses function in aging, and hyperactivating stress responses that usually decline during aging can extend lifespan.
Sep 18, 2020 | 3.5 min readThe secrets hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet
Antarctica is losing ice. The shape of the bed under the ice sheet may explain why some sectors are more vulnerable to climate change than others. It is, however, extremely difficult to see through thousands of meters of ice. By combining measurements at the surface with math, we find the deepest canyon on Earth and ridges that have important consequences for its future stability.
Sep 17, 2020 | 3.5 min readOur ancestors in Africa ate roasted root vegetables 170 thousand years ago
We report evidence for the cooking and sharing of root vegetables by early humans from at least 170,000 years ago. Charred Hypoxis rhizomes from Border Cave, South Africa, were identified by comparing the anatomy of ancient and modern rhizomes. Hypoxis occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sep 15, 2020 | 3.5 min readOur Unfolding Happiness
Would you be happier without antibiotics, functional plumbing, and a car? What if you had never heard about these things in the first place? Might you be happier then?
Sep 11, 2020 | 4 min read