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La Marmotta del Lyskamm vola a Bari al Festival delle Regioni
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Approfondimenti sul profilo biologico, sullo stato di conservazione e sulle cause di morte della Marmotta del Lyskamm
Il 25 gennaio 2023, la mummia naturale di marmotta rinvenuta sulle Alpi valdostane nel Comune di Gressoney-La-Trinité è stata oggetto di un esame tomografico computerizzato (CT-scan) presso la Struttura Complessa Radiologia Diagnostica ed Interventistica dell’Ospedale regionale Umberto Parini di Aosta dell’AUSL Valle d’Aosta 1 Gli scopi dell’indagine diagnostica hanno riguardato, in primo luogo, l’analisi dello … read more
La Marmotta del Lyskamm si racconta. Estate 2024
Le prime evidenze scientifiche a due anni dal ritrovamento
A new home for the Lyskamm Marmot
Owing to an air of mystery that surrounds it, the world of mummies has always drawn interest and fascination. Whether they were human or animal mummies, countless myths and stories have been written about the subject, and scientists’ curiosity has driven researchers to investigate them since ancient times. These investigations have taught us the importance … read more
The Alpine marmot: a rather static genome
Due to both direct and indirect effects of human activity, such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, overexploitation, and environmental pollution, which all contribute to climate change, the biological diversity of living things is fast declining. As a valuable bio-indicator of an environment that is especially vulnerable to the effects of environmental and climatic changes, the … read more
The discovery and retrieval of the marmot mummy
After almost two years of research and study, as of 14 June it is possible to view the Lyskamm Marmot. This unique and extraordinary specimen will be exhibited to the public in a display case specially designed to ensure its conservation. Let’s go back over the stages of discovering this mummy and how it was … read more