TEDxSanJoseCA - Jonathan Trent, PhD - Can We Cultivate Energy?
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NASA Nanotechnology Scientist To provide practical answers to critical questions regarding sustainable energy, Jonathan Trent initiated a project called "Global Research into Energy and the Environment at NASA (GREEN)." This project, supported by Google, led him to investigate biofuels that do not compete with agriculture. With a Ph.D. in Biol... Read more
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- -: TEDxSanJoseCA - Jonathan Trent, PhD - Can We Cultivate Energy?
April 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)NASA Nanotechnology Scientist To provide practical answers to critical questions regarding sustainable energy, Jonathan Trent initiated a project called "Global Research into Energy and the Environment at NASA (GREEN)." This project, supported by Google, led him to investigate biofuels that do n...
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- -: TEDxUF - Dor Rubin - What are you going to do after you graduate?
April 22, 2011 (about 13 years ago)DOR RUBIN is a senior studying Microbiology and Cell Science at the University of Florida. Although he spends a great deal of time up at the fourth floor of Marston library studying Microbiology full time, his passions lie in entrepreneurship and screenwriting. Last summer, he helped democratize ...
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- -: TEDxTucuman-María Eugenia Farías-Parque Jurásico Microbiano en la Puna Andina
August 26, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Es doctora en Microbiología, actualmente a cargo de LIMLA (Laboratorio de Investigaciones Microbiológicas Lagunas Andinas). Investigadora en PROIMI (Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos) y el CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), su último hallaz...
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- -: Eva Vertes: My dream about the future of medicine
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Eva Vertes -- only 19 when she gave this talk -- discusses her journey toward studying medicine and her drive to understand the roots of cancer and Alzheimers. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leadi...
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- -: Why we have virus outbreaks & how we can prevent them
March 27, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com SARS, avian flu, swine flu ... each virus outbreak raises the question: What can be done? A compelling answer from virus hunter Nathan Wolfe, who's outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering new, deadly viruses where they first emerge -- passing from a...
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- -: Bonnie Bassler: The secret, social lives of bacteria
April 8, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry -- and our understanding of ourselves. See this INTERVIEW with Bonnie Bassler,...
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- -: Jessica Green: Are we filtering the wrong microbes?
August 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Should we keep the outdoors out of hospitals? Ecologist and TED Fellow Jessica Green has found that mechanical ventilation does get rid of many types of microbes, but the wrong kinds: the ones left in the hospital are much more likely to be pathogens. TEDTalks is a daily video...
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- -: The Virus as a Planetary Force
June 24, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/07/Carl_Zimmer_A_Planet_of_Viruses Carl Zimmer, author of A Planet of Viruses, reveals surprising information about how viruses interact with bacteria in the ocean, a process that possibly contributes to climate change. "Viruses are planetary forces," he...
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- -: Microbiome: The Ecosystems Living on Your Body
November 12, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/The_Dark_Matter_of_Biology As Dr. Seuss once said, "A creature's a creature, no matter how small" - and, according to UC Davis biologist Jonathan Eisin, this applies to the ecosystems of microbes that live on the human body. ----- IDEAS THAT ACCELER...
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Frederick Balagadde: Bio-lab on a Microchip
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Frederick Balagadde talks about his work in miniturization and the technology he plans to use to properly diagnose HIV patients in developing countries, which in turn will help prevent drug-resistant strains of HIV/AIDS.
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