Aubrey de Grey: Why we age and how we can avoid it
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http://www.ted.com Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk ... Read more
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- -: Aubrey de Grey: Why we age and how we can avoid it
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the...
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- -: Gregory Stock: To upgrade is human
April 14, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this prophetic 2003 talk -- just days before Dolly the sheep was stuffed -- biotech ethicist Gregory Stock looked forward to new, more meaningful (and controversial) technologies, like customizable babies, whose adoption might drive human evolution. TEDTalks is a daily vide...
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- -: Kevin Stone: The bio-future of joint replacement
July 23, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Arthritis and injury grind down millions of joints, but few get the best remedy -- real biological tissue. Kevin Stone shows a treatment that could sidestep the high costs and donor shortfall of human-to-human transplants with a novel use of animal tissue. TEDTalks is a daily ...
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- -: Richard Resnick: Welcome to the genomic revolution
September 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this accessible talk from TEDxBoston, Richard Resnick shows how cheap and fast genome sequencing is about to turn health care (and insurance, and politics) upside down. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the w...
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- -: Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives
November 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. Elegans. The lessons from that discovery, and others, are pointing to how we might one day significantly extend youthful human life. TEDTalks is...
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- -: TEDxHuntsville - Neil Lamb - Exploring the Genome
November 10, 2011 (over 12 years ago)NEIL LAMB Dr. Neil E. Lamb is the Director of Educational Out- reach for the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology after serving as Director of Education and overseeing genetic educational opportunities with the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Theology, as well as outreach efforts for K-12 pro...
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- -: Open Source Food and Genetic Engineering - Michael Pollan
May 14, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/05/Michael_Pollan_Deep_Agriculture "The real key to genetic engineering is control of intellectual property of the food crops that we depend on," says author Michael Pollan of companies like Monsanto. He advocates an open source GE model. ----- Farming...
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- -: Obstacles to Unlocking the Human Genome
May 28, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/19/A_Closer_Look_at_Personal_Genomic_Testing A panel of DNA, policy, and research experts analyze the social implications of pharmaceutical companies and universities patenting the human genome. Ballon compares the argument against releasing genetic info...
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- -: Marketing Genetically Modified Crops - Pamela Ronald
August 13, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/28/Pamela_Ronald_and_Raoul_Adamchak_The_Food_of_the_Future Pamela Ronald explores the controversy surrounding labeling genetically modified food. She calls the current system of labeling "complete marketing" and advocates for a system where everything fr...
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- -: Organ Farms? Super-Predators? Cloning Myths, Debunked
March 13, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/07/How_to_Defeat_Your_Own_Clone Kyle Kurpinski and Terry Johnson, authors of How to Defeat Your Own Clone, discuss common misconceptions about genetic engineering. Kurpinski debunks the idea that genetic engineering will lead to super-predators, while Jo...
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