Stem cells can turn into any cell in the body, and with CRISPR they can be used to create a modern human-Neanderthal hybrid brain cell. These cells are grown in a lab to form Neanderthal brain organoids to answer questions about evolution, high-level thoughts, and intensity of problem solving.
Click above to hear part 3 of Neanderthal in the Family, featuring Alysson Muotri, neuroscientist and professor of pediatrics, cellular and molecular medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
Neanderthal in the Family:
Part 1: Svante Paabo / Neanderthals and COVID
Part 2: Doyle Stevick and Beverly Brown / Sticking up for Neanderthals
Part 3: Rebecca Wragg Sykes / Neanderthal Life
Part 4: Alysson Muotri / Neanderthal Brains
