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Are Life-Saving Medicines Hiding in the World’s Coldest Places? | Normand Voyer | TED

Could the next wonder drug be somewhere in Canada’s snowy north? Take a trip to this beautiful, frigid landscape as chemist Normand Voyer explores the mysterious molecular treasures found in plants thriving in the cold. These scarcely investigated organisms could hold immense medical promise, he says – so long as we work quickly enough to…

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Could the next wonder drug be somewhere in Canada’s snowy north? Take a trip to this beautiful, frigid landscape as chemist Normand Voyer explores the mysterious molecular treasures found in plants thriving in the cold. These scarcely investigated organisms could hold immense medical promise, he says – so long as we work quickly enough to discover them.

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  10. Madhu sai somarathi

    May 26, 2023 at 10:42 am

    Humans explore in the name of human longevity but it is total fraud bcoz they are directly impacting the environment and destroying it piece by piece.

  11. Pasquotank paranormal

    May 26, 2023 at 10:47 am

    I’m sure there are, but is it truly worth what we might release on humanity?? Yeah, thinking before acting is neat. I think we have enough live viruses floating around right now. How about funding or helping Michael Levin instead? His work with memory and gap junctions are directly related and won’t risk bringing back dormant plagues. Just my opinion.

    • monstermoonshine

      May 26, 2023 at 11:11 am

      He is not talking about looking for ancient frozen organisms in the ice (which as you said could contain also ancient pathogens), but organisms (fungi, plants and the like) that are already living right now in the northern cold climate. They are already part of the current ecosystems, just yet to be studied fully.

    • Pasquotank paranormal

      May 26, 2023 at 11:25 am

      @monstermoonshine still, why not jump on board and help Levin instead? If we can repair ourselves and regrow limbs and organs, it’ll make most illnesses a thing of the past. The complications that cause most deaths, like pneumonia, may be totally gone. Just my opinion. The guy needs everyone backing him. Probably wouldn’t hurt to slap a civilian security detail on him too lol.

    • monstermoonshine

      May 26, 2023 at 11:45 am

      @Pasquotank paranormal because scientific funding doesn’t work like that. If you don’t give money for X, it doesn’t mean that the money goes to Y necessarily. It’s a complicated thing. And it’s best to have different people working on different things anyway.

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      May 26, 2023 at 12:00 pm

      @monstermoonshine anyone can donate and help fund most scientific projects, even in security and the private sector, if you know about it and whos running it. They may or may not make you privvy to the results, though.You’re not talking to some child. I’m 48 and I’ve been into science my entire life. I qualified for every job in the US military through my asvab and all of the profiling. I chose infantry to build up security clearance. I had a choice to stay behind a desk or go home due to a pre existing injury I failed to report. But going full bore and ready for war at 18, had my parents sign me in early after graduation, to a desk at that age, and with a bikini model waiting to mend my still broken heart, was a no go.

  12. bravojr

    May 26, 2023 at 12:41 pm

    Ah yes an excuse to destroy another world wonder. Thank you Ted,

    • srtghfnbfg

      May 27, 2023 at 8:51 am

      I think you didn’t get the video at all and should consider rewatching xD. He’s part of the people who want to PRESERVE it, when researchers go to the arctic for research, they don’t obliterate the environment cause their end-goal/bottom-line isn’t based on profit but on the research itself. It’s in their own interest to have the biome be as natural and undisturbed as possible.

  13. KalsangThuptenShak

    May 26, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    You good guys must hurry up in decoding those potentially important life saving super specialised micro cells before human-made climate changes for worst

    • 难知如阴

      May 27, 2023 at 12:06 pm

      In the battlefield of health, there are those who rise above the rest, their immune systems like impenetrable shields.

  14. hvglaser

    May 26, 2023 at 2:40 pm

    We will find drugs to keep old rich people alive longer, so that they can continue to destroy the environment.

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  18. celestialcircledance

    May 27, 2023 at 7:45 am

    Ain’t it true that what’s a healthiest for you often feels the worst like exercise and Brussel Sprouts LOL and he make a compelling case for saving the Arctic!

  19. Childish Pork Rinds

    May 27, 2023 at 8:27 am

    The irony, I’m pretty sure a few years ago a sentiment in the global warming conversation was that we could possibly release the bubonic plague if some ice caps melted allowimg releases of the history of dna.

  20. jaxnoofie

    May 27, 2023 at 6:22 pm

    You lost me at the part where there was a penguin next to a polar bear, as you talk about the high arctic of Canada.

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  21. Andy Cordy

    May 28, 2023 at 10:14 am

    Great! Let’s exploit one of the few remaining wild places on earth.

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    In India it is believed that upper hinalayas have the best and most unique herbs.

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  26. The Mix-upz

    May 29, 2023 at 1:42 pm

    Great video! The exploration of the world’s coldest places in search of life-saving medicines is truly fascinating. It’s incredible to think that nature’s hidden treasures could potentially hold the key to curing diseases and improving human health. The dedication and perseverance of the scientists and researchers involved in this quest are truly commendable. This video serves as a reminder of the importance of biodiversity conservation and the need to protect these fragile ecosystems. Thank you for shedding light on this captivating topic and raising awareness about the potential medicinal wonders that lie in the world’s coldest corners. Keep up the excellent work!

  27. Samuel Zev

    May 29, 2023 at 9:11 pm

    Interesting talk but i think all potential life saving chemicals are found everywhere, not just in the cold. Extreme environmental conditions make these flora produce those chemicals.

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