Based on recent investigations, 1455 endemic taxa occur in Italy, representing 18% of the national native vascular flora. This makes this country the second richest in the Mediterranean area. Many of these taxa were described solely on a qualitative morphological basis and without sufficient consideration of other biological and/or ecological aspects. Hence, many significant case studies can be selected among Italian endemics to exemplify a new, integrative approach to plant systematics and taxonomy.

The aims of the project, carried out in collaboration with institutions located in PRC, are: 1) to investigate the plasticity/adaptation of the gut microbiota in healthy young people during geographical changes, in order to discover microbiota modulations by a drastic change of circadian clock, diet, and environment; 2) to characterize novel probiotics, i. e. novel bacterial and yeast strains with probiotic properties.

The most successful strategy against mosquito borne diseases is the biological control of dengue transmission by the use of the naturally occurring insect bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia. Introducing specific strains of Wolbachia in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes, induces an upgrade of the immuno-competence and a life shortening of the

The prevalence of obesity is increasing at alarming rate worldwide. Obesity is a multifactorial disease generated by an alteration in balance between energy intake and expenditure, also dependent on genetic and non-genetic factors. Given the current increase in life expectancy, the prevalence of obesity also raises steadily among older

Autophagy is a ubiquitous intracellular degradation pathway, tightly controlled by more than 35 genes to secure cell homeostasis. This process acts at basal levels to maintain a continuous and effective intracellular clearance but it may also be induced in a number of stress conditions. Further, a selective process termed Mitophagy triggers the dismissal of damaged or useless mitochondria; it is strictly regulated by a number of specific factors, among which the mitochondria-ER contact sites.

EggTrace è un’applicazione che permette di tracciare su blockchain le filiere produttive, l’economia circolare dei prodotti e di garantirne la certificazione d’orgine. EggTrace è il sistema di tracciabilità che consente di verificare e notarizzare su blockchain i passaggi di stato di un qualsiasi processo, workflow o insieme di osservazioni libere.

This research will contribute to elucidate the interrelationship between sleep and dementia, two different topics that are becoming increasingly related. Specifically, it will help understand whether dementia can be delayed by improving sleep.  

In this project, we test the idea that sleep is instrumental for the production of new myelin, an electrically insulating substance that surrounds nerve fibers in the central nervous system.

Bio-TUNE aims to develop innovative multifunctional materials to produce a new generation of medical implants with cell instructive and antibacterial potential.

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