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The Secret Language of Cells — and How to “Speak” It | Chris Bahl | TED

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 deliver detailed instructions to fix what’s making you sick. He shares how this breakthrough could potentially unlock safer, more effective treatments for some of humanity’s most challenging diseases. (Recorded…

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@raihanali7709

November 23, 2025 at 11:02 am

Very good

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@خاطرالدولي

November 23, 2025 at 11:03 am

good

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@Alaye369

November 23, 2025 at 11:05 am

Im the first

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@thegroove2000

November 23, 2025 at 11:06 am

According to atheists, life is not of intelligent design. HA HA HA HA HA.

Crazy, nonsensical and absurd belief.

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- @thegroove2000
  
  November 23, 2025 at 11:07 am
  
  Im not even religous.
  
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- @tallspicy
  
  November 23, 2025 at 11:54 am
  
  So is believing in a diety
  
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- @thegroove2000
  
  November 23, 2025 at 11:58 am
  
  @tallspicy I agree. I don’t. There could be something, but I do not know what it is.
  
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@NAIMAHMED-z8o

November 23, 2025 at 11:08 am

That’s great ❤

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@umeshchaturvedi1717

November 23, 2025 at 11:08 am

Ted….♾️

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@eathercapitallimited75

November 23, 2025 at 11:10 am

🇧🇩☀️

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@ExistentialWolf

November 23, 2025 at 11:22 am

A lot to absorb 😉 /📯👋🚪

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@phillyjilly

November 23, 2025 at 11:28 am

I can almost hear this 20 years from now like we’re looking back at the iPhone creator’s speech

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@erikemanuelsson3334

November 23, 2025 at 11:47 am

good news

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@05j7

November 23, 2025 at 11:48 am

isnt the text in the thumbnail wrong?

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- @leehcarroll
  
  November 23, 2025 at 11:54 pm
  
  Heal to the body 😂😂😂😂 edit to the writing
  
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- @chrisbahl
  
  November 25, 2025 at 6:56 pm
  
  Yes, and I sent TED a request to fix it. Thanks for pointing this out!
  
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@Torqueadian

November 23, 2025 at 12:01 pm

Big pharma won’t like it.

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- @Robc2007
  
  November 23, 2025 at 9:41 pm
  
  Big Pharma will probably find a way to commercialize and monopolize it😂
  
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- @Torqueadian
  
  November 24, 2025 at 1:54 am
  
  @Robc2007he’ll probably be bought out or get lead poisoning if yah get me drift.
  
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@betterdays29

November 23, 2025 at 12:14 pm

Short and to the point

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@StarGazer-nu2rx

November 23, 2025 at 2:40 pm

What could possibly go wrong…

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- @indrajeetnandy2157
  
  November 23, 2025 at 4:26 pm
  
  You don’t get anywhere without a few risks
  
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- @StarGazer-nu2rx
  
  November 23, 2025 at 4:32 pm
  
  @indrajeetnandy2157 Make sure you’re first in line so you can get somewhere.
  
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- @BeatNazty
  
  November 23, 2025 at 9:52 pm
  
  I am Legend
  
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- @elegantcourtier
  
  November 24, 2025 at 12:40 am
  
  Did you not listen—bespoke medicine targeting specific proteins.
  
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@MrJames_1

November 23, 2025 at 4:38 pm

Wow.

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@fanno

November 23, 2025 at 5:54 pm

So much AI crap and you still need to mess with mice…

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- @NathanJamesMusicPlus
  
  November 23, 2025 at 6:29 pm
  
  They really pulled the short tail here.
  
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- @shadowgir-z1m
  
  November 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm
  
  Oh no they are going to hook ai up to a mouse brain and the rat apocalypse is inevitable.
  
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@ZvilgantisKailis

November 24, 2025 at 1:59 am

Also this is a new way for biohackers to create a protein-virus which forces body to attack himself.
(I read a lot of sci-fi books).

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@hans-joergwahmkow2621

November 24, 2025 at 3:38 am

‘to heal to the body’??? Maybe learn English first?

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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

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@PreeyaLeblanc

November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

The early excitement around Corvix is justified by its execution so far.

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@ClaudioLassiter

November 24, 2025 at 4:44 am

Corvix could be the next one to catch the wave of mass attention.

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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 am

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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 am

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@lifemotivation6789

November 24, 2025 at 6:29 am

Incredible — designing miniproteins that speak the cell’s full language, not just one word. This is the future of medicine: precise, intelligent, and safer

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- @Abdunazir-r9h
  
  November 25, 2025 at 4:55 am
  
  hello my name is abdunazir i dont have motive onn english but i have not probblem
  
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- @lifemotivation6789
  
  November 25, 2025 at 9:39 am
  
  @Abdunazir-r9h You’re doing great, Abdunazir — your English is clear enough to understand, and that’s what matters. Keep practicing, keep learning, and you’ll improve faster than you think. Every step counts. Keep going!
  
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- @Abdunazir-r9h
  
  November 25, 2025 at 10:37 am
  
  @lifemotivation6789 thanks for answer i am from uzbekiston where are you from brather
  
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@kevinruus7163

November 24, 2025 at 6:30 am

That’s great and thank you 🍀

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@Sandles888

November 24, 2025 at 2:56 pm

You must be a Kryon student.

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@nhatquyetconstruction6634

November 25, 2025 at 12:40 am

hope it’ll be effective and most importantly: cheap!

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@shawnholbrook7278

November 25, 2025 at 8:00 pm

great, you are learning to speak a few sentences.

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