Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Some biological structures are so small that scientists can't see them with even the most powerful microscopes. That's where […]
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. "If DNA is the blueprint of life, enzymes are the laborers that carry out its instructions," says chemical biologist […]
Proteins are remarkable molecular machines: they digest your food, fire your neurons, power your immune system and so much more. What if we could design new ones, with functions never before seen in nature? In […]
In a story of scientific discovery, chemical biologist David R. Liu shares a breakthrough: his lab's development of base editors that can rewrite DNA. This crucial step in genome editing takes the promise of CRISPR […]
Every cell that's ever lived has been the result of the four-letter genetic alphabet: A, T, C and G — the basic units of DNA. But now that's changed. In a visionary talk, synthetic biologist […]
Our fingerprints are what make us unique — but they're also home to a world of information hidden in molecules that reveal our actions, lifestyles and routines. In this riveting talk, chemist Simona Francese shows […]
Geneticist Steve McCarroll wants to make an atlas of all the cells in the human body so that we can understand in precise detail how specific genes work, especially in the brain. In this fascinating […]
Where did Zika originate from, and what can we do about it? Molecular biologist Nina Fedoroff takes us around the globe to comprehend Zika's origins and how it spread out, proposing a controversial method to […]
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