Selected articles

Do We Still Need Human Embyonic Stem Cells? October 6, 2010 Stem Cell Briefings // October 2010: Stem Cell Briefings, International Society for Stem Cell Research, October 2010 The groundbreaking discovery of human induced pluripotent stem cells has revolutionized the field of regenerative medicine, opening new avenues for research and for future clinical applications. Read more – ‘Do We Still Need Human Embyonic Stem Cells?’.
Conference report: European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding March 3, 2009 Alliance Magazine: Alliance Magazine, March 2009 http://www.alliancemagazine.org/node/1984 Event European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding: Partnerships in Research Date 2 December 2008 Venue Milan, Italy Organizer European Foundation Centre The European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding is an initiative that brings together research-focused foundations, universities, and a number of private and public stakeholders in the EU. [...] Read more – ‘Conference report: European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding’.
Lawinenschuts aus dem all? January 1, 2006 Spektrum der Wissenschaft: Bei instabiler Schneedecke genügt ein Skifahrer, um eine Katastrophe auszulösen. Satellitentechnik soll künftig helfen, Risikozonen aufzuspüren. Spektrum der Wissenschaft (German edition of “Scientific American”), Jan 2006 Read more – ‘Lawinenschuts aus dem all?’.
Digital Revolutionary: Interview with Leonardo Chiariglione May 21, 2004 Scientific American: The father of MP3 recently established the Digital Media Project which aims to formulate a new standard for digital audio and video. If things proceed according to plan, the media world will never be the same. Scientific American, May 2004 Read it Read more – ‘Digital Revolutionary: Interview with Leonardo Chiariglione’.
Fighting the White Death February 16, 2004 Scientific American: Scientists turn to satellites for help in predicting avalanches. Reporting from the Svalbard Island Scientific American, February 16, 2004 READ IT Read more – ‘Fighting the White Death’.
Hand-held Scanner Could Detect Tumours June 16, 2003 New Scientist: It sounds too good to be true, but two independent studies appear to show that tumours can be detected by scanning people with a hand-held device similar to the metal detectors used to frisk airline passengers. New Scientist, June 16, 2003 [READ IT] Technorati Tags: tumours, puppy, science communication Read more – ‘Hand-held Scanner Could Detect Tumours’.
A brave new step for medicine as an organ is treated outside the body December 21, 2002 New Scientist: FOR the first time, cancer has been treated by removing an organ from the body, giving it radiotherapy and then re-implanting it. The out-of-body operation allows doctors to administer high doses of radiation to widespread tumours without affecting other organs. New Scientist 21 December 2002 Read more – ‘A brave new step for medicine as an organ is treated outside the body’.
Mind the Gap November 4, 2002 Scientific American: Is the U.S. starting to lose its edge in basic research? Scientific American, November 2002 [READ IT] Technorati Tags: research communication, research management, science communication, science journalism, Scientific American Read more – ‘Mind the Gap’.
Quiet Celebrity: Interview with Judah Folkman Scientific American: The life of Judah Folkman took an unexpected turn one morning in May 1998. That day, a front-page article in the New York Times announced that Folkman, a professor at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, had discovered two natural compounds, angiostatin and endostatin, that dramatically shrunk tumors in mice by cutting the cancer’s blood [...] Read more – ‘Quiet Celebrity: Interview with Judah Folkman’.
Father of the Impossibile Children: a Profile of Would-be-Cloner Severino Antinori April 1, 2002 Scientific American: A few hundred yards away from the Vatican, a fertility clinic has become both the top destination for desperate couples and the pope’s most troublesome neighbor. Ignoring nearly universal opprobrium, Severino Antinori presses ahead with plans to clone a human being Scientific American, April 01, 2002 [READ IT] Technorati Tags: Severino Antinori, Cloning, Reproduction, science [...] Read more – ‘Father of the Impossibile Children: a Profile of Would-be-Cloner Severino Antinori’.
Facing you genetic destiny, part I and II February 17, 2002 Scientific American: Scientific American, February, 2002 A two-parts story about the use of predictive genetic tests, featuring my aunt Wilma. Included in the anthology book: “Genome, a collection of the best essays and articles on unlocking the secrets of the human genome”, River Cove Press. Part I : Marina, a young woman living near Varese, Italy, stood [...] Read more – ‘Facing you genetic destiny, part I and II’.
Extreme Medicine: a Profile of Gino Strada December 31, 2001 Scientific American: Scientific American, January 13, 2002 In a hospital northeast of Kabul, surgeon Gino Strada is redefining what it means to provide quality medical care in a combat zone. By Sergio Pistoi and Marco Cattaneo Gino_Strada_Scientific American_ Extreme Medicine (pdf) Link to Scientific American Website Technorati Tags: gino strada, Scientific American, war medicine Read more – ‘Extreme Medicine: a Profile of Gino Strada’.
Breast Cancer: Knocking Out a Killer June 11, 2001 Scientific American: Test-tube studies have uncovered key facts about the breast cancer gene BRCA1, but new animal models of the disease promise to reveal much more Scientific American, June 11, 2001 [READ IT] Technorati Tags: breast cancer, puppy, tumors, tumours Read more – ‘Breast Cancer: Knocking Out a Killer’.
Lead linked to homicide-not in bullet form May 23, 2001 Scientific American: Words of advice from the Wild, Wild West—stay on guard when “lead” is rising in the air—may now ring true in a more literal sense: elevated levels of airborne lead correlate with higher murder rates. Scientific American.com, May 23, 2001 [FULL TEXT] Technorati Tags: Scientific American Read more – ‘Lead linked to homicide-not in bullet form’.
Lemon Holds the Secret to Manipulating Drug-Making Bugs May 15, 2001 Scientific American: Scientific American, May 15, 2001 [FULL TEXT] Read more – ‘Lemon Holds the Secret to Manipulating Drug-Making Bugs’.
Chic’ Switch Turns Stem Cells into Neurons May 12, 2001 Scientific American: Scientific American.com, May 12, 2001 [FULL TEXT] Technorati Tags: Cloning, Genetics, stem cells, science journalism, Scientific American Read more – ‘Chic’ Switch Turns Stem Cells into Neurons’.
Study Reveals Why People Might Crave Cocaine May 11, 2001 Scientific American: Scientific American.com, May 11, 2001 [FULL TEXT] Technorati Tags: genetic testing, Genetics, predictive genetics, cocaine Read more – ‘Study Reveals Why People Might Crave Cocaine’.
Gene Study Suggests Goats Got Around Through Early Human Commerce May 8, 2001 Scientific American: At the dawn of human history, long migrations were not for weaklings. Early travelers, however, could count on a sturdy, reliable and self-propelling source of food during their trips, a French study has just revealed. Scientific American.com, May 08, 2001 [FULL TEXT] Read more – ‘Gene Study Suggests Goats Got Around Through Early Human Commerce’.
Scientists Find ‘Wild Card’ Stem Cells in Bone Marrow May 4, 2001 Scientific American: Stem cells are a bit like wild cards in the body’s deck: some can become almost any other tissue type. For this reason, scientists have hoped that these cells might eventually be used to rebuild tissues damaged by disease, trauma or age… Scientific American.com, May 04, 2001 [FULL TEXT] Technorati Tags: Genetics, science journalism, stem [...] Read more – ‘Scientists Find ‘Wild Card’ Stem Cells in Bone Marrow’.
Italians drop beef as first cow tests positive January 25, 2001 Nature: Italy’s demand for beef has collapsed dramatically following last week’s discovery of the country’s first BSE case… Nature, January 25, 2001 Technorati Tags: mad cow, research communication Read more – ‘Italians drop beef as first cow tests positive’.
Diabetics get a painless test for glucose February 13, 1999 New Scientist: A new sensor allows people with diabetes to monitor their glucose levels without taking blood samples. New Scientist, February 13, 1999 Technorati Tags: diabetes Read more – ‘Diabetics get a painless test for glucose’.
Hereditary spastic paraplegia gene discovered June 27, 1998 The Lancet: The Lancet, June 27, 1998 Technorati Tags: genetic testing, Genetics Read more – ‘Hereditary spastic paraplegia gene discovered’.