Sergio Pistoi, giornalista scientifico e consulente

Epigenetics explains why the “junk” DNA in our genome is not so junk after all. Unpublished

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

Scientific American.com, May 12, 2001 [FULL TEXT] Technorati Tags: Cloning, Genetics, stem cells, science journalism, Scientific American

The Lancet, June 27, 1998 Technorati Tags: genetic testing, Genetics