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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:

Making “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 read
Empowering 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 read
How 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 read
The 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 read
Bacteria 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
Fair or unfair? The infinite patience of domestic dogs

Did domestication allow pet dogs to develop a lesser form of inequity aversion? Did domestication help their inequity aversion response to become less pronounced, giving them the temperament to better tolerate inequities? When dealing with inequitable situations dogs surprise us once again.

Oct 12, 2018 | 3.5 min read