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Gregory Petslo fala sobre uma epidemia neurológica que está por vir

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O bioquímico Gregory Petsko dá argumentos convincentes que, nos próximos 50 anos, veremos uma epidemia de doenças neurológicas, como Alzheimer, com a progressão da idade da população. Sua solução: mais pesquisa sobre o cérebro e suas funções.

Gregory Petsko is a biochemist who studies the proteins of the body and their biochemical function. Working with Dagmar Ringe, he's doing pioneering work in the way we look at proteins and what they do. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese, Brazilian by Alexandre Marcondes
Reviewed by Belucio Haibara
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