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How we’re using dogs to sniff out malaria | James Logan

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. What if we could diagnose some of the world’s deadliest diseases by the smells our bodies give off? In a fascinating talk and live demo, biologist James Logan introduces Freya, a malaria-sniffing dog, to show how we can harness…

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What if we could diagnose some of the world’s deadliest diseases by the smells our bodies give off? In a fascinating talk and live demo, biologist James Logan introduces Freya, a malaria-sniffing dog, to show how we can harness the awesome powers of animal scent to detect chemical signatures associated with infection — and change the way we diagnose disease.

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Otter Pop

November 9, 2019 at 3:55 am

Advertisement lied. Girls in even military gain on average the EXACT SAME PAY IF NOT HIGHER than guys. + btw in training all the way from baseball to special operations units, girls have to do only 75-80% the running, lifting, pushing, pulling and fighting.. female privilege much?

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Azliana Lyana

November 9, 2019 at 4:03 am

Her name is Freya, and she’s a star! – Well done James Logan.

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Bricks&GamesYT

November 9, 2019 at 5:20 am

39th

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BRIGHT MINDS

November 9, 2019 at 5:27 am

The most important is that they never give up and this is inspiring

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L F

November 9, 2019 at 6:30 am

*london is the worst*

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One Two

November 9, 2019 at 7:10 am

Dogs are better people than most people

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Justine Villano

November 9, 2019 at 8:07 am

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Hwoarang

November 9, 2019 at 9:27 am

That’s a GOOD boi!

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Shiva Heidari

November 9, 2019 at 10:12 am

Amazing speech, great job 👌🐕🌺❤️

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Uzair Shah

November 9, 2019 at 11:49 am

Great work, to detect the malaria using dog smelling senses.

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Juli Brown

November 9, 2019 at 1:02 pm

Lovely

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uderzo1984

November 9, 2019 at 1:10 pm

Dogs are so great 🙂

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Greenville Owner Financing

November 9, 2019 at 3:25 pm

Sodium Dioxide cured 53 out of 53 cases of Malaria and the Red Cross covered it up. Research it.

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Armstrong Tracker Channel.

November 9, 2019 at 4:07 pm

Teach a mink to do this work will be much more effective.

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His Royal Pimpness, Isaac Alcala

November 9, 2019 at 5:12 pm

Dogs have been sniffing out Malariajuana for a long time.

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Michelle Tunde-Oyewumi

November 9, 2019 at 7:55 pm

Is malaria contagious from person to person?

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yousuf Hassan

November 9, 2019 at 8:21 pm

TEDx good channel

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Christie

November 9, 2019 at 10:19 pm

Haha I thought it said marijuana

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Gladys Farmer Kitchen 8GladysWorld8

November 10, 2019 at 5:45 am

The dogs are very helpful. Dogs are our good friends.

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Zen

November 10, 2019 at 7:40 am

and they can smell cancer! what have cats ever done for us?!

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SARAH 1988

November 10, 2019 at 9:13 am

Very interesting

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mogwai mugzi

November 10, 2019 at 9:36 am

America is the biggest killers on earth..
All those bombs kill more than anything on earth..
FK U AMERICA..fkn corrupt country

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Jeremy Kenny

November 10, 2019 at 2:08 pm

a REAL ted talk!

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Sanjaai R

November 10, 2019 at 4:32 pm

He looks like trent boult

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Diaspora A Fortiori

November 10, 2019 at 7:09 pm

I’ve had malaria several times… he is exaggerating in my opinion

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How Aerosols Brighten Clouds — and Cool the Planet | Sarah J. Doherty | TED

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Here’s a conundrum: the same aerosol pollutants that harm human health also help cool the climate, says atmospheric scientist Sarah J. Doherty. Is there a way to clean up the air without warming the planet? Exploring the unintended consequences of reducing air pollution, she makes the case for a better understanding of marine cloud brightening — or intentionally adding sea salt aerosols to clouds over the ocean, which could reflect sunlight back into space and potentially reduce global warming.

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How Far Away Is a Ceasefire? An Update on Gaza and the Rafah Invasion | Ian Bremmer

In an exploration of conflict and diplomacy, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer joins TED’s Helen Walters to unravel the ideological underpinnings, contrasting objectives and humanitarian crises defining the current situation in Gaza. Listen for the latest on Israel’s invasion of Rafah and what happened to the proposed ceasefire deal…

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