Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a tropical freshwater fish of the cyprinid family, considered a welle stablished animal model in scientific research for ecotoxicological studies, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer research. During the Mednight day, a stand will be set up...
Ulva Lactuca represents a great natural resource that occurs spontaneously in the Lake of Ganzirri, but its sustainable use and possible effectiveness can be exploited? This seaweed contains a significant amount of micro- and macronutrients such as minerals, trace...
An animal may be able to maintain its body temperature even when the outside temperature is very different. Non-human animals have a different body temperature than ours and can feel hot or cold at the same time we don’t feel hot or cold. Animals use two methods...
Throughput of Hermetia illucens larvae based on grinding, extraction with low impact solvents and enzymatic digestions, enables the recovery of fractions endowed with high nutritional value or products later employed as sustainable biomaterials. Water soluble extracts...
The sea is home to a wide range of marine organisms, including mammals, fish, molluscs, algae and much more. In particular, in the Strait of Messina there are important hydrological phenomena that, together with the morphology of the seabed, allow a peculiar...
The Hermetia illucens larvae possess a high nutritional value and also several pharmacologically active molecules. Of particular interest are the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory capacity and thus the nutraceutical potential of extracts derived from Hermetia illucens...