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Before the coronavirus pandemic, bioengineer Jim Collins and his team combined the power of AI with synthetic biology in an effort to combat a different looming crisis: antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Collins explains how they pivoted their efforts to begin developing a series of tools and antiviral compounds to help fight COVID-19 — and shares their plan to discover seven new classes of antibiotics over the next seven years. (This ambitious plan is part of The Audacious Project, TED’s initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
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Igor Gabrielan
May 26, 2020 at 2:56 pm
pharmaceutical.ai med.ai
John Lennon
May 26, 2020 at 3:00 pm
2020 vision … awesome
agb ausgebrannt
May 26, 2020 at 3:04 pm
there are natural antibiotics. also our immune system is powerful. the A.I. , the quantum computer technic, biophysical aspects, the possibillities are endless. Yes, but to stay healthy, we don’t need it. we need to use creative power instead of processes which are principle working with destroying. let there be light. the future will be designt by us, means the balance betweern us, the human people, mother earth, with all of gaia’s creatures and the balance between the two of us with the A.I.
50 Shades of 40
May 26, 2020 at 3:17 pm
Great point! I am a pharmacist and always think : how come we have gone so far in so many fields and technology , can even see other galaxies , but we don’t have advanced enough medicine to help people. And I am talking about real help, not just masking the symptoms
NeoFighterX
May 26, 2020 at 4:08 pm
I think its because we have learned about the body, infectious diseases and pathologies from a cell-by-cell perspective, whereas we need to consider the complex interactions and interplay taking place. This requires extensive modelling and computational powers but the field of Systems Biology aims to implement this school of thought
Mnd0vrMnky
May 26, 2020 at 5:56 pm
Because not long after they cured lupus with uv light in 1908, winning a Nobel prize.
Big pharma/oil created the pharmaceuticals industry because there was more money it.
Solar minimum = less uv light = vit d deficiency.
Oldest working solar observatory is run by the Jesuits.
Chloroquine is made with quinine, which is also called the ‘Jesuits bark’
Also an ingredient of tonic water.
Paul stamets used uv light to create fungal mass rich in vit d.
It was used to save the bees from mould disease.
He’s now creating a quinine rich strain in an attempt to cure mans dis ease.
Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS corona virus infection and spread.
Chloroquine is also a zinc ionophore.
Quercetin, a zinc ionophore, is the poor mans chloroquine.
Chloroquine does not prevent corona from entering the cell.
It’s talent with corona is to open a pathway for the zinc to enter the cell and prevent rna replication
TheJojovani
May 26, 2020 at 3:18 pm
Dr Tyler just put forth hydrogen and oxygen as a critical component for covid 19
Scott Cousland
May 26, 2020 at 3:23 pm
New ways to kill are never necessary. Minds willing to look at how to support life, always necessary. I believe in God, and this God is so smart that all of creation is efficient and scalable. If you would like to learn more about God, and the SIMPLE Laws that govern health, the best place to begin is the YouTube playlist at the top of this page:
Rohit Nitwal
May 26, 2020 at 3:26 pm
How long will your AI take to discover coronavirus vaccine..
Months or years
Jade Choi - Make Money Online Challenge
May 26, 2020 at 3:32 pm
Thank you for your work. We all really appreciate it. 🙏
Mr Mike
May 26, 2020 at 3:41 pm
Not my area of expertise, so no criticism from me. May God guide these researchers to the knowledge necessary to produce a universal vaccine.
plant Family
May 26, 2020 at 3:44 pm
Old transhumanism agenda still moving forward I see the devil is a liar
zu_alt_fuer
May 26, 2020 at 3:51 pm
if you can’t sell something, put an AI sticker on it…
Bob Vincent
May 26, 2020 at 4:03 pm
Thanks,is it possible to reinvent existing antibiotics using al
To prove they match?
hamsolo474
May 27, 2020 at 12:51 am
Probably not, because you need to feed the results of what works with what doesn’t so it can learn. I doubt it can make its own dataset without appearing biased.
Deantae Williams
May 26, 2020 at 4:22 pm
No more anti, how about ally for the ppl…
EvenStar LoveAnanda
May 26, 2020 at 4:24 pm
Don’t waste your time, we already have the Perfect Antibiotic known to man.
It has no side-effects.
It does not kill good bacteria.
The bad germs can not build any resistance to it.
And it works 100% of the time on any infection.
It is called MMS.
Miracle Mineral Supplement.
I have been using it myself for 5 years.
And it saved my life in India from a bad food poisoning.
I healed myself in 1 days.
And healed about 50 other ppl in India.
Florian Berthold
May 26, 2020 at 4:50 pm
Dann viel Spass
Florian Berthold
May 26, 2020 at 4:51 pm
Ich werde mich nicht zwingen lassen den Menschen zu helfen.ich bin nicht der Sündenbock für euch . Dann viel Spass beim Jüngsten Gericht
Josefina Morales
May 26, 2020 at 4:53 pm
Great News!!!!
Hopefully you’ll get your 🥅
Blessings from Puerto Rico!!🌹
Byron Foster
May 26, 2020 at 5:03 pm
You’re part of the solution, thank you 🙏🏼
Sudhakar Singh
May 26, 2020 at 5:07 pm
I appreciate the work done by these scientist 🙏🙏🙏 and meanwhile I wonder what IBM and GOOGLE is doing with it’s quantum computer….
Mindy L
May 26, 2020 at 10:00 pm
“World domination and alternative universe of course!” – Pinky & the Brain
Ask Ultra
May 26, 2020 at 6:40 pm
Brilliant video, we’re excited about how artificial intelligence is being used in new and brilliant ways. Instead of it being a “trend” it should be used to solve real problems for real people!
Julian Hall
May 26, 2020 at 6:41 pm
Ask Ultra couldn’t agree more! Great video and keep up the good work on the new channel!
Psycho Social Creation
May 26, 2020 at 7:06 pm
Prevention is key! 🙌🏽😊
Natural Technologist
May 26, 2020 at 8:39 pm
Interesting. So, when will A.I. take over so that humans no longer need their physical body? That way humanity won’t have any more physical diseases, physical crimes and…… Wait.
What about digital diseases or digital crimes? So, when will A.I. make human ignorance totally obsolete??
Rolf Schmitz
May 26, 2020 at 10:34 pm
Jim – many thanks for this inspiring talk making me long to learn more about your work
Firman Muhamad Ramdan
May 26, 2020 at 10:40 pm
Great poin
Rashid Al-mahmud
May 27, 2020 at 12:25 am
I wonder what ML algorithms they’re using.
h i a l l e
May 27, 2020 at 3:45 am
This people won’t stop until, no matter how much hate bill gates gets on Instagram or wherever he and his minions are. God is the only one I put my faith on, not this freaks.
SteVeL
May 27, 2020 at 2:16 pm
Very informative, and bonus points for Mr. Collins’ interesting speaking cadence.
Jakob Dering
May 27, 2020 at 3:04 pm
Promises, promises, promises…
Christina Moncur
May 28, 2020 at 12:48 am
Great work! Innovative thinking is needed to make progress and combat new developing viruses