Miguel Nicolelis

Brazil science research 2011 03 01 1

A scientific researcher extracts the RNA from embryonic stem cells in a laboratory in Sao Paulo.
- [Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images]
Brazil science research 2011 03 01 2

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva examines oil on his hands at the Petrobras platform on the Tupi oil field basin in the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 28, 2010. He encouraged the development of science industries in Brazil.
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Brazil science research 2011 03 01 3

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras is the largest contributor to science funding.
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Brazil science research 2011 03 01 4

Duke University's Miguel Nicolelis experiments with monkeys' brains, trying to use their signals to make robots walk.
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