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Massimo Caine

Founder and Director

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 343 Breaks:

Coronaviruses: Contagious Beasts and Where to Find Them

Analysis of the CoV-19 genome reveals two crucial mutations responsible for its efficient capacity to infect humans. There are two possible scenarios of how these mutations could have emerged. Both of them dismiss the possibility that the CoV-19 is a human-made virus that escaped from some laboratory.

Apr 3, 2020 | 4 min read
Bronze Age food diversity: ceci n’est pas un bagel

Think about prehistoric food. Images of chunks of roasted meat may appear before your inner eye, maybe also of coarse flatbread, porridge, a slice of cheese, soups of wild herbs, and tubers. But there is much, much more to it. In the following, three pieces of peculiar pastry from a 3,000 years old settlement are presented, which add up to the knowledge of the complexity of past cuisines.

Mar 30, 2020 | 4 min read
Rapid increase of nuclear weapons in India and Pakistan may lead to local and global catastrophes

A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could be triggered by the ongoing conflict over Kashmir. The direct effects of this nuclear exchange would be horrible, and 50 to 125 million people could die. Much of the world would suffer crop losses, possibly leading to mass starvation, a global catastrophe. But this problem was created by people and can be solved by them.

Mar 26, 2020 | 4 min read
Beware of humans and glacial maximums – the story of cave bear extinction

We found indications that humans may have had a major impact on the extinction of cave bears in Europe during the last ice age. In our study, we found a drastic decline of cave bear populations starting around 40,000 years ago based on 59 newly reconstructed mitochondrial genomes of cave bears from the Late Pleistocene.

Mar 25, 2020 | 3 min read
English and Welsh hospital patients in the Lyme-light

A description of the socio-demographic characteristics of hospital admissions for Lyme disease. Cases were predominately female, and in children or retirement age adults. They mainly lived in rural affluent areas with a clear hotpot in southern England.

Mar 23, 2020 | 3.5 min read
The bumpy-effect of climate change on transatlantic flights

Using data based on observations, we find the vertical wind shear (the change in wind speed with height) over the North Atlantic Ocean has increased by 15% since 1979 at a typical transatlantic flight cruising altitude. As wind shear is a crucial driver of clear-air turbulence – a major aviation hazard – this result supports findings of increased turbulence in future climate model projections.

Mar 20, 2020 | 4 min read