What if diseases could be treated with a patient’s own cells, precisely and on demand? Biotech entrepreneur Nabiha Saklayen explains how we could harness advances in biology, machine learning and lasers to create personalized stem cell banks — and develop medicine uniquely designed for each of our bodies.
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Mr Wonder
November 26, 2021 at 4:12 pm
Velma
roberto valde
November 26, 2021 at 4:13 pm
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 its a good idea 💡 thank you
Ezhumbarithi Thanasinghu
November 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm
is she an Indian…?
Amar Singh Sidhu
November 26, 2021 at 4:18 pm
May the word mirage more accurate in place of miracle ” the human body a miracle”.
BlondeDivaTV Channel
November 26, 2021 at 4:19 pm
I can’t believe they were removing each individual cell by hand instead of programming AI to sort the cells?! WTF type of approach is that?!
Jet StillBernin
November 26, 2021 at 5:14 pm
The Human approach. We only recently reached the Era of A.I.
📚Mehran Hashmi:motivational speaker📖
November 26, 2021 at 4:25 pm
* ✊ 4 *secrets to massive success*
1) *know what you are doing*
✊💪2) *believe in what you are doing*
3) *love what you are doing*
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Brahma Astra
November 26, 2021 at 4:28 pm
this will remain a dream for ever………..why do u want to live like this for ever
Stephen S
November 26, 2021 at 6:11 pm
?
futurevision
November 26, 2021 at 4:35 pm
Henrietta Lacks!!!!
Celestino Kariuki
November 26, 2021 at 4:41 pm
They stole her cells though
Atharva Krishna Kumar Singh
November 26, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Can’t wait for the future.Guess we are entering a new era of science specially medicine
Rev Jim E. Stephenson
November 26, 2021 at 5:10 pm
Adult Stem Cells amen
Zen Atman
November 26, 2021 at 5:13 pm
Yeah… Its called Shivambu Kalpa and has been practiced for 1000s of years. People always trying to make things sound more scieney and profound when the simple act of drinking your plasma ultrafiltrate is all that is required.
Stephen S
November 26, 2021 at 6:11 pm
yaaa no. drinking and rubbing urine on gums and skin is definitely to stupidest fucking thing I have ever heard. removing and redirecting stem cells is just as “scieney and profound” as it sounds.
Zen Atman
November 26, 2021 at 10:27 pm
@Stephen S people that type “yeah no” are some of the smartest well educated scholars anywhere. They totally have done their due diligence and research.! Have a great life wise one 👍
Jet StillBernin
November 26, 2021 at 5:16 pm
The future is now, and we only have to get out of our own way to see it.
Martin
November 26, 2021 at 5:18 pm
Thing is, the body already has this ability.
Stephen S
November 26, 2021 at 6:03 pm
not really. we cant make new nerve cells. did u not listen to her
Telur Tenga
November 26, 2021 at 5:26 pm
This is Mia Khalifa looks like if she spend time only study
Rick Tha Ruler
November 26, 2021 at 5:53 pm
My guess this is so far in the future, I will probably be dead before it comes out and is affordable to everyone 😩
مطيرف Mutyrf
November 26, 2021 at 5:53 pm
Please Future .. Come on now!
baby demons
November 26, 2021 at 5:55 pm
can’t wait to be deprived of this treatment because of it being unaffordable for the working class
Machiel van Dijk
November 26, 2021 at 6:29 pm
Fascinating
Mā Jęđ
November 26, 2021 at 6:42 pm
Swallow
James Pitcher
November 26, 2021 at 9:02 pm
Some amazing ingenuity there in applying lazers and AI to the problem. But here are many more steps to go before these stem cells can be usefully put to service in treating things like parkinsons.
Lkp Xml
November 26, 2021 at 10:11 pm
Mia Khalifa?
Huncho Rolls
November 27, 2021 at 12:16 am
This is some irobot jurrasic park terminator robocop apple watch witchcraft waiting to take over the human race.
like what ross geller said,
DONT DO ITTT!!!!!!
Lisa Love Ministry
November 27, 2021 at 2:32 am
Proverbs 23
Melissa0774
November 27, 2021 at 2:33 am
There actually was a doctor who implanted stem cells into a woman’s brain to help with her Alzheimer’s. They were interviewed by Alan Alda on Scientific American Frontiers, like 20 years ago. It helped her a lot for a while, but I think ultimately it didn’t work. I think the doctor used cells from pigs but I’m not sure.
Melissa0774
November 27, 2021 at 2:34 am
Why do I get the feeling that these therapies are going to become very common and effective, but only for rich people?
Needkey
November 27, 2021 at 4:18 am
Perhaps because you live in the U.S.? In countries with better healthcare (outside the US), cost doesn’t dictate who does and doesn’t get treatment.
Jh5578
November 27, 2021 at 1:39 pm
Become capitalism works by rich people and companies fronting the cash for projects like this. To begin with they are very expensive then overtime it follows a cost curve where it becomes readily available for the wider population. Cars and planes used to be only for rich people.
Jh5578
November 27, 2021 at 1:39 pm
Because capitalism works by rich people and companies fronting the cash for projects like this. To begin with they are very expensive then overtime it follows a cost curve where it becomes readily available for the wider population. Cars and planes used to be only for rich people.
ThinkkTwiice
November 28, 2021 at 4:14 am
Needkey and guess where all the inventions come from? The u.s. so while you’re complaining we’re inventing new technologies.
Jh5578
November 28, 2021 at 9:13 am
@ThinkkTwiice They don’t all come from the US and many of the technologies that do, have US investment with international scientists and engineers.
ken234ize
November 28, 2021 at 4:27 pm
its true, taking stem cell is costly, transform to different type of cell is costly, trial and error is costly
Somali One
November 27, 2021 at 3:41 am
Don’t believe what Allah has not written
4TheRecord
November 27, 2021 at 4:04 am
All I see is a very expensive health care.
Stephen Rose
November 27, 2021 at 4:15 am
It might sound like science fiction! And it is
Santa
November 27, 2021 at 4:16 am
“Be honest who else is a few hours late” 😂
Fabrizio.EXE07
November 27, 2021 at 6:05 am
Stem cells is so 2012, has it really done anything controversial for the public since?
Turned 0FF
November 29, 2021 at 6:33 am
It sounds like your the one’s who stuck in that time period.
Dr. Ricco Lindner
November 27, 2021 at 7:22 am
Your selection method with Machine learning is really neat, but you will have issues with cell quality and storage costs if you want to keep them right after birth for decades. And it wont get much cheaper with more customers, since capacities for freezing and power costs wont dilute that much. But, yes, 50k USD seems feasible and it might be worth it! 😎
3 Mimuse
November 28, 2021 at 10:30 am
I don’t trust a guy who uses cool emoji at the end of comment.
Turned 0FF
November 29, 2021 at 6:28 am
@3 Mimuse same here 🤦🏽♂️
Gray Hills
November 27, 2021 at 8:12 am
Nice video!! Very engaging from beginning to end. Nevertheless, businesses and investment are the easiest way to make money irrespective of which party makes it to the oval office…
Tom Cassidy
November 29, 2021 at 3:15 pm
I think you’re commenting on the wrong video mate. This is about stem cells.
Born Justice Rule
November 27, 2021 at 10:42 am
That wig looks terrible.
Jh5578
November 27, 2021 at 12:38 pm
Was this just an elaborate pitch for the origin story of the borrowers?
B8_20_tuankiet
November 27, 2021 at 3:11 pm
Interesting …
HaleyMaryArtzab
November 28, 2021 at 1:47 am
The future of this is exciting! I imagine when my generation reaches old age, so much more medical knowledge will be known and there could be cures for all diseases and cancers. My dad was talking about the future of science,medicine and the anti aging process that could happen in the future and he said how it would suck if the baby boomers were the last generation that had to die.
O Vercetti
November 28, 2021 at 3:06 am
Mia khalifa goes to school
Mark feldman
November 28, 2021 at 4:26 am
Stem cell company Athersys based in Cleveland is using stem cells off the shelf and readily available for stroke treatment to cause miraculous regeneration of damaged brain tissue from ischemic stroke. It is a game changer as there is up to a 36 hour window for infusion after incidence of stroke as opposed to a 3 hour window for TPA. It eliminates inflammation caused by stroke and allowing perfusion in the area leading to healing. Finished phase 3 testing in Japan and results to be released in March. It is a miracle. The Holy Grail in stroke treatment plus very successful in treating ARDS secondary to Covid and pneumonia.
BootsieA
November 28, 2021 at 9:07 am
Hypothetical speaking would you be able to do a hair follicle test using pubic hair or nose ? Just wondering it’s good to ask questions right?
No one star
November 28, 2021 at 9:46 am
After contracting C19 in late 2019 (yes, 2019), I really wish I could say that I was completely healed. Nope.
I could REALLY use some help, but… I don’t think ‘rich people science’ and rich people solutions are going to be trickling down to someone like myself anytime soon, lol.
Cute concepts. I’m certain the rich will benefit (maybe even like ‘Theranos’ did).
Hafsa Mohamad
November 28, 2021 at 10:54 am
I appreciate this amazing effort
楊小藍
November 28, 2021 at 2:18 pm
if it realized, i am wondering if put some chromosome into laser machine to adjust before my born then my life is changed, omg! i don’t need to stay in the god damn dark office YES!
df julesful
November 28, 2021 at 3:39 pm
Amazing idea but too late for people who are already ill. Kinda depressing for the chronically ill
Tuti Astuti
November 29, 2021 at 12:19 am
Wow.. it is really amazing. Imagine that a body of human can replicated. But I think some groups of conservative people still can’t relate with that. But let time decide
Supadupa
November 29, 2021 at 1:47 am
I felt like I was watching a narrated sci-fi movie, my mind raced with imagination as to all the possibilities! I just hope with such great advancement in medicine comes with even greater responsibilities from those practicing it and to the population in general since abuse is often an overlooked beast, which can have major devastating consequences if overlooked. Nice one, thanks!
eblman
November 29, 2021 at 5:58 am
This question is the future.
eblman
November 29, 2021 at 6:01 am
It should be a crime to NOT cryogenically freeze your amniotic sac and save all of the stem cells you are born with.
cherl golja
November 29, 2021 at 7:34 am
Why is she wearing a cheap wig ? This takes away from educational background ! Sorry it’s just does !
Jodie Tenrilenka
November 29, 2021 at 12:54 pm
Mia Khalifa?
Oh sorry ….
Mike Beson
November 29, 2021 at 2:45 pm
So cloning?
Yuvaraj Velmurugan
November 29, 2021 at 6:51 pm
We Indians are using the processed and powdered umbilical cord packed in a tiny container(TALISMAN) which is tied to the neck or waist. When any one in the family is ill, uses it to recover from illness. Stem cell technology is been there from ancient times.
Cities in india lost this knowledge a longtime ago. At present only in village it exists. Medical industry made Indian’s forget their science and research. Now the medical industry is setting up stem cell banks to store it and make huge money.
drx07
November 30, 2021 at 7:33 am
Excellent research 👏
acdnan Abdi
November 30, 2021 at 10:54 am
Sure. We can’t cure baldness but all of this will be possible.
BG GAMINGR YT
November 30, 2021 at 2:06 pm
So Nice videos
Instant Noodles
December 1, 2021 at 12:41 am
Thanks I could like really use some help like over here.
M W
December 2, 2021 at 2:36 pm
Could i get rid of my psoraisis this way?