If you lived in the 1920s, you might have found a pamphlet advertising “the greatest therapeutic force known to mankind.” Radithor was a tiny bottle of...
What if medicines could “speak” directly to your cells? Protein designer and TED Fellow Chris Bahl introduces a new generation of miniproteins: AI-designed medicines that can...
Your immune system keeps a record of everything it’s ever fought, from the common cold to chronic disease. Neuroscientist and TED Fellow Beck Brachman explains how,...
Histotripsy is a procedure that uses focused ultrasound waves to destroy tumors without the need for needles or incisions. We got a demo from Dr. Burns,...
Google DeepMind Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis is positioning Google to win the artificial general intelligence, or AGI, race. He is also on a...
Biotech company eGenesis recently announced its second patient implanted with a pig kidney. This animal-to-human organ transplant, or xenotransplant, was made possible through advancements in gene-editing...
“It is time to close the funding gap for Black female-led start-ups the world over,” says entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun, whose company LifeBank delivers life-saving medical supplies...
“It is time to close the funding gap for Black female-led start-ups the world over,” says entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun, whose company LifeBank delivers life-saving medical supplies...
The secret behind medicine that uses messenger RNA (or mRNA) is that it “teaches” our bodies how to fight diseases on our own, leading to groundbreaking treatments...
Under the sea, untold wonders await in the form of untapped medicinal potential. Chemist Sam Afoullouss dives into the science behind natural remedies, explaining why the...