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...
On the occasion of the event, activities will be proposed to raise awareness, disseminate and encourage the use of eco-friendly strategies and habits, with a view to recycling and sustainability for the respect, protection and restoration of environment and the seas....
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...
Currently, contamination by plastics is one of the main threats to marine ecosystems, as they are the most widely used materials. Although it is known that aquatic organisms can be affected at various levels, there is still little knowledge about the impact of...
The “Fish Odor Syndrome” and the retinal dystrophies are rare genetic diseases, research object of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory of the University of Messina. For several years now, the laboratory aims to understand the genetic-molecular mechanisms and...