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HSP60: A Story as Long as Life on the Earth

Alberto J.l. MacarioEverly Conway De MacarioFrancesco CappelloFrancesco Cappello

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VisionHistorySalientEnvironmental ethicsEarth (chemistry)

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In this Chapter, we briefly recount a few salient aspects of our personal experience and ideas about one of the most important anti-stress proteins in all cells, i.e., HSP60 (HSPD1 in humans). We outline the progression of HSP60 from gene to protein and its voyages inside and outside the cell, mentioning its various roles in health and disease. We correlate scientific data obtained by different experimental approaches to personal visions about the existence of life on Earth, its perpetuation, and the future of the human-species evolution. We believe that Science should not only be the application of technologies to find an answer to an unsolved question but also a source of philosophical considerations about ourselves and the future of our ecosystem, on Earth and elsewhere.

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2019-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23154-5_1