Alaisa-Halaesa. Scavi e ricerche (1970-2007)

Telomeric sequences distribution in nine Neotropical primates (Platyrrhinae) by (TTAGGG)n probe mapping: interstitial location and their possible role in evolution

Platyrrhini are characterized by a high intra and intergeneric genome variability. This genome variability due to intra and inter-chromosomal rearrangements occurred during evolution could be possibly link to the involvement of telomeric and heterochromatin sequences. Telomeres, the terminal regions of chromosomes, constituted of particular repeated DNA sequences (TTAGGG)n and proteins, are called true telomeres and have their role in determining the replication and the stability of chromosomes. The DNA component of telomeres can be also found at intra-chromosomal sites such as close the centromeres and between centromere and telomeres, and are known as Interstitial Telomeric Sequences (ITS…

Primatology in the Italian universities: from the colonial experience to the end of the XX century. In: Veracini, C. Casanova, C. Scalfari F Eds, History of Primatology: yesterday and today. The Mediterranean Tradition. Aracne Editrice: Ariccia (RM, Italy). Pp: 135-154

Book's Abstract. Non–human primates have been perceived and classified with different approaches according to different cultural and philosophical traditions throughout the centuries. This book contains contributions that illustrate various aspects of the development of non-human primate natural history, starting from the ancient Greek world, through the Renaissance and European expansion, to the rise of Darwinism and finally to the work of Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese scholars of the 20th and 21th centuries, concluding with an original work regarding the role of images in primate taxonomy and conservation.

Human remains and funerary rites in the Phoenician Necropolis of Motya (Sicily)

The aim of this paper is to examine the fresh evidences retrieved in the early cemetery or "archaic necropolis" of the island of Motya, one of the main Phoenician colonies in the Mediterranean.