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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 344 Breaks:
Drive out the “bad bugs” to prevent colon cancers
There is a microscopic society living within us. Many of them reside in our gut. In some colon cancers, toxin-producing bacteria invade the mucus and form a sticky biofilm in the cells that line the colon. They upend the whole biology of the system, creating a little environment all their own with ill consequences for their hosts.
Oct 31, 2018 | 3.5 min readMaking “hoppy” beer without hops
Tasty “hoppy” beer is increasingly preferred by consumers. However, the hop plant is a demanding crop and it varies considerably in essential oil content. A new approach reports how to confer the “hoppy” flavour by genetically engineering yeast.
Oct 30, 2018 | 3.5 min readEmpowering the immune system to fight against cancer
By targeting the machines that control the quality of DNA, we generated a high number of “warning lights” that make cancer detectable by the immune system.
Oct 22, 2018 | 3.5 min readHow to transcribe the untranscribable
Occasionally, nature comes up with a solution to a problem that is striking in its elegance. For example, generating copies of something too small to fit into the copying machinery sounds like an impossible task. Paramecium manages it in a surprisingly elegant manner.
Oct 19, 2018 | 4.5 min readThe hidden emotions within our blood flow
Previous research has studied the role of facial muscle movements in the visual transmission of emotion. Here, we hypothesize that blood flow changes, visible as variations in facial color, also transmit emotion. These two emotive signals are shown to be at least partially independent.
Oct 17, 2018 | 4 min readBacteria under stress: cheating to survive
Social bacteria growing in microbial communities cheat their resistant neighbors and survive antibiotic treatment. Understanding the social lifestyles of bacteria will help combat antibiotic resistance.
Oct 15, 2018 | 4 min read