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A 2 million-year-old tooth of an early human ancestor. Fiorenza and Joannes-Boyau

October 15, 2025

Human ancestors were exposed to lead millions of years ago, and it shaped our evolution

Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Southern Cross University; Alysson R. Muotri, University of California, San Diego, and Manish Arora, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Long before industry, our ancestors faced toxic metals, including lead. This exposure may have shaped the evolution of human intelligence.

Astronautas trabalham no módulo US.Lab, na Estação Espacial Interrnacional: é nesse espaço que os minicérebros da equipe do brasileiro Alysson Muotri são pesquisados, e que poderá contar com a presença dele próprio no ano que vem, com apoio do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação. NASA via AP

November 23, 2023

Próxima fase de pesquisa sobre células cerebrais no espaço poderá ter brasileiro a bordo da Estação Espacial Internacional. Conheça a sua história

Alysson R. Muotri, University of California, San Diego

Equipe coordenada por cientista brasileiro observa comportamento de células na Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS), e avança na compreensão do mecanismo de doenças como o Alzheimer e o Parkinson.

This Bioculture System will let biologists learn about how space impacts human health by studying cells grown in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station. NASA/Ames Research Center/Dominic Hart

July 8, 2020

Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?

Alysson R. Muotri, University of California, San Diego

Why are scientists trying to grow organs at the International Space Station? People live on Earth not in zero-gravity. A stem cell expert explains why it is useful to do these experiments in space.

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