Italian Luminaries – Heroes & Villains Sometimes, the paintbrush of history colors individuals who’ve helped shape her too strongly. Historic figures in Italy are either seen as heroes or villains. Very rarely, they are depicted in moderate tones, at least by those who write history for the popular public. Italy […]

Mario R. Capecchi In 2007 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three researchers for their discoveries using embryonic stem cells for gene modifications. One of these men is an Italian-born scientist by the name of Mario R. Capecchi, whose struggle for survival early in life is […]