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Joshua Chu-Tan: The science of preserving sight | TED

As you get older, your eyes worsen and become susceptible to a disease called age-related macular degeneration — the leading cause of blindness, with no cure in sight. Sharing the science of how your vision works, researcher Joshua Chu-Tan offers breakthrough insights on a lesser-known RNA that could change the treatment for this disease, preserving…

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As you get older, your eyes worsen and become susceptible to a disease called age-related macular degeneration — the leading cause of blindness, with no cure in sight. Sharing the science of how your vision works, researcher Joshua Chu-Tan offers breakthrough insights on a lesser-known RNA that could change the treatment for this disease, preserving the gift of sight for longer and improving the quality of life for millions of people.

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55 Comments

  1. Binita Pandey

    February 12, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    ????

  2. Nandika S.S

    February 12, 2022 at 4:26 pm

    Longevity is not the answer. Quality is the answer. >>>>

    • 勇气和纪律

      February 12, 2022 at 4:56 pm

      Why not both?

    • Nandika S.S

      February 12, 2022 at 5:00 pm

      @勇气和纪律 it depends on how you want to live

    • Nandika S.S

      February 12, 2022 at 5:06 pm

      @勇气和纪律 and some times you can’t have the rice and eat it too

  3. Toni

    February 12, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    Type 2 as well can cause this problem and I don’t want to go blind so sugar is off my diet. My eyesight is bad enough now.

  4. Unknown Unknown

    February 12, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    ????????

  5. Danculea Lacramioara

    February 12, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    Mulțumesc,pe nerăsuflate v-am ascultat ????????????

  6. JAKE HUSS DRUMS

    February 12, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    I need a TED talk on why we aren’t supposed to sit close to the TV

    • Tamberlane Arcadia

      February 12, 2022 at 4:48 pm

      TVs used to be radioactive. It’s a holdover belief from then. It’s perfectly safe to sit close to a modern tv.

    • Nandika S.S

      February 12, 2022 at 5:07 pm

      And cause you will get myopia soon.. So

  7. JanJanJanJan

    February 12, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    Lectured by a guy wearing glasses ????

  8. Tino

    February 12, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    He sounds like an Intel CEO at 1:53

    • Sheezy

      February 12, 2022 at 5:23 pm

      LOL

  9. Jahidul Islam Zihad

    February 12, 2022 at 5:12 pm

    Great presentation, listened with fascination ❤️

  10. Michael Henry

    February 12, 2022 at 5:18 pm

    Eighteenth.

  11. Paulin Pinho

    February 12, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    where is the subtitles in portuguese brazil?

  12. GlennSteffy

    February 12, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    This genre of presentations is EXACTLY why I have subscribed to TED TALKS !!!!!

    • Tom Nook

      February 12, 2022 at 6:32 pm

      I subscribed to be lectured on world views

  13. hadin aldin

    February 12, 2022 at 6:33 pm

    I’am Hadin Aldin in Bangladesh.

  14. Tom Nook

    February 12, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    Great talk, no bullshit.

  15. Serenity

    February 12, 2022 at 7:14 pm

    Extremely well-presented! His delivery, analogies, and style were exceptional ????

  16. Secular Relaxing Meditation

    February 12, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    Why is Tedx being hosted at a megachurch. That seems oxymoronic to the progress of science.

    • mark swanson

      February 13, 2022 at 9:15 am

      Because Southern METHODIST U. & the Westin SAINT Francis in SAN Francisco weren’t available?! “Christchurch” is a city in New Zealand! Jeez … Oh, sorry— now I’m doing it!

  17. Khairallah Alhjri

    February 12, 2022 at 7:53 pm

    Thank you

  18. totalfreedom45

    February 12, 2022 at 8:10 pm

    Longevity *_and_* quality are the answer. Within 200 years (2222), science and technology will beat all diseases. The only thing, however, getting in the way of us living 1000 years or more is entropy. ???? ☮ ???? ????

    • Mr. C

      February 13, 2022 at 2:45 pm

      Bad idea. The Carrying capacity of the planet has a finite value.

  19. Daniel Barrès

    February 12, 2022 at 8:49 pm

    Amazing!

  20. S

    February 12, 2022 at 9:26 pm

    Interesting but he draws all the conclusions for you.

    • 光頭佬

      February 13, 2022 at 3:18 am

      Really? Do you get the last point from the conclusion? Did you know how to cure this disease? I wish he could provide more detailed resources and research data on its treatment and result !! How about you?

  21. haku4207

    February 12, 2022 at 10:09 pm

    1 in 7 will develop this disease? damn that’s concerning

  22. John Petan

    February 12, 2022 at 11:19 pm

    Wow I’m blown away. That was amazing. I love how educational these short talks are & i love how science is always evolving, and i totally agree that quality is way more important than time. I always said I’d rather die at 60, knowing i had a quality lifestyle, than to live to 80 & suffer poor health. I’m so thankful for the micro RNA research, it’s going to be a huge game changer. Thanks for sharing TED.

  23. B Welkinator

    February 12, 2022 at 11:29 pm

    You can certainly say that when you are only 35 years old.

  24. aNjali*:・゚✧

    February 12, 2022 at 11:54 pm

    For everyone who is thinking its just “WE ARE WORKING ON IT” you might not be awar how valuable this video is in the Medical and science department, How it’s an invitation for every reserch students to work on the same and to on day actually make it happen. It might be a great topic for PhD, and medical marketing authorities.

  25. aNjali*:・゚✧

    February 12, 2022 at 11:54 pm

    For everyone who is thinking its just “WE ARE WORKING ON IT” you might not be aware how valuable this video is in the Medical and science department, How it’s an invitation for every reserch students to work on the same and to one day actually make it happen. It might be a great topic for PhD, and medical marketing authorities.

  26. Robert Schlesinger

    February 13, 2022 at 1:34 am

    Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

  27. Mar zar

    February 13, 2022 at 2:18 am

    Login it

  28. 雛形㐂紫

    February 13, 2022 at 2:27 am

    別に今更フォームズの傷害事件訴える気ないわよ????
    先生とお約束したでしょ?
    それにここは私の【妄想の世界】のはず
    だから好きに語っても良いのよね??

    (。’-‘)(。,_,)ウンウン
    命そのものじゃないの、それまでの生き方にこそ意味がある

  29. rcmen231

    February 13, 2022 at 4:23 am

    Very good Ted talk

  30. Kevin McMuhammad

    February 13, 2022 at 5:08 am

    And HIV are the shoplifters in IKEA trying to take what’s not theirs

  31. रक्षित त्यागी

    February 13, 2022 at 6:29 am

    This was absolutely what you would expect from a scientific talk, no beating around the bush and delivering clear speech with personification to get to a clear understanding.Just loved it

  32. Rezin 8

    February 13, 2022 at 7:45 am

    My first eye disection was amazing ????
    The iris like a circle comb gliding on a pupil hockey puck….the inner lining of the human eye is dull, but a sheep has luminescent film (night vision)….I always thought we could alter eye disease with stem cell research, but Bush shut that down the same year ????

    • Internet Hobo

      February 13, 2022 at 11:31 am

      I had a similar experience dissecting a cow’s eye, the retina was surprisingly pretty. Shutting down stem cell research was a huge disappointment to numerous scientists, and thankfully finding another source took away a lot of stigma ???? (plus this technology sounds amazing!)

  33. Rezin 8

    February 13, 2022 at 7:47 am

    Why I invested in a certain RNA shot company ???? 3 years now

    • Rezin 8

      February 13, 2022 at 7:50 am

      I enjoy the printer analogy, the Ikea is foreign to me (handyman) ????

    • Rezin 8

      February 13, 2022 at 7:53 am

      Were the injections into the vitrius? How was the pressure in the eye?

  34. Invox

    February 13, 2022 at 10:47 am

    Great Talk. I hope it gets the funding it needs… Because WE need it.

  35. Private Bryan

    February 13, 2022 at 1:02 pm

    Amazing talk!

  36. Pedro Carvalho

    February 13, 2022 at 3:24 pm

    Great TED talk, great topic and great delivery by the speaker

  37. Ligia Sommers

    February 13, 2022 at 6:36 pm

    ????????❤️‍????✨

  38. Jude Oniti

    February 13, 2022 at 9:17 pm

    Very nice and educative

  39. Dan Miller

    February 14, 2022 at 6:59 am

    Something doesn’t make sense. You said in humans, 124 gets overwhelmed by disease and stops being produced. But in your test animals that have undergone retinal damage, the animals would still be producing normal amounts of 124 since they didn’t have any disease. How can you then take the results of your experiments on animals and expect them to translate to human eyes?

  40. Daniel D.

    February 14, 2022 at 8:50 am

    Killed it at the end

  41. Patti with an i from PEI

    February 14, 2022 at 3:06 pm

    Well done – compassionate science!

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