The COVID-19 pandemic is still raging in most countries. Although the recent mass
vaccination campaign has opened a new chapter in the battle against SARS-CoV-2, the …

Infection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can lead to
severe respiratory tract damage and acute lung injury. Therefore, it is crucial to study breath …

Conservation of historic artifacts has been a multidisciplinary field from its very beginning.
Traditionally, it has been and still is associated with the history of art. It applies knowledge …

We describe here a modern tool for exploring documents pertaining to the world Cultural
Heritage while avoiding their contamination or damage. Known under the acronym EVA, it …

The key role played by host-microbiota interactions on human health, disease onset and
progression, and on host response to treatments has increasingly emerged in the latest …

Abstract The project “Leonardesque Artists beyond the Visible” was planned on the 500th
anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, with the occasion of an exhibition held in …

It is well established that the ink pigment used for writing the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) is
mainly composed of carbon soot. The ink's binder however has yet to be securely identified …

The scientific analysis of mummified individuals can reveal important details on the way
people lived and died in the past. Palaeoproteomic approaches are theoretically suitable for …

Biochemical investigations were carried out on the embalmed head of Nebiri (Museo Egizio,
Turin; S-5109)—an 18th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian dignitary—and on the canopic jar …

Abstract Painting technique in Europe underwent a major change in the 15th century, when
the use of egg yolk as a binder in tempera painting was gradually replaced by oil paint. This …