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- TEDChris, on 07/09/2009, -1/+24So this is how a Nobel laureate thinks ...way outside the box. A 4-min talk crammed with scientific intrigue (and yes, marijuana metaphors help).
- yocouchdigga, on 07/10/2009, -2/+21I totally want to roast one with that guy.
- BraveLilToasta, on 07/10/2009, -0/+16Dugg for Marijuana joke and awkward nerd back-patting at the end.
- inactive, on 07/09/2009, -3/+14Cancer should not exist at this point in time.
- O8SERVER, on 07/10/2009, -0/+10Dude, this is the guy who developed PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)!
- AssShanks, on 07/10/2009, -1/+11It's nice to actually hear of something positive in regards to medical science lately, because a lot of the news I hear about it is ***** that's really scary like those crazy ass, unstoppable future diseases. Cures FTW!
- onederwall, on 07/10/2009, -0/+6I agree. Some of the most innovative and ingenious people on earth attend TED every year. The next time they meet up, someone needs to lock them up and not let them out until they have a cure for cancer.
- sonofabiscuit, on 07/10/2009, -2/+7Did anyone else look at the thumbnail and think it was McCain?
- onederwall, on 07/10/2009, -0/+4And still well within the confines of science.
We need more men like him. - unusualbob, on 07/10/2009, -0/+3That made me smile. Human innovation is such a wonder, I wish I could live forever just to see what we develop.
- optrenium, on 07/10/2009, -0/+3People like him have me feel there is hope for all humanity; instead of people out trying to build nukes, take your paycheck, and continue to cause chaos around the globe... because that's all they know how to do. We need more people like him, who's productive and moves us forward!
- inactive, on 07/10/2009, -0/+3Did you even watch the video? The technology exists to target specific cells, yet poisoning cancer patients is still the best option. We wont even go into how much money is involved in just treating disease rather than curing it.
- firethieves, on 07/10/2009, -1/+3that was the most entertaining talk about biochemistry i've heard in a long time. this guy is awesome.
- ARTLUKM, on 07/10/2009, -1/+3There is not nearly enough awareness of this project, but to me it's one of the most promising and amazing things going on right now.
http://www.kanziuscancerresearch.com/ - CoolHandLuke, on 07/10/2009, -0/+2CasualNinja:
That's the stupidest thing I've heard today. Don't fret though, it's not even lunch time yet. - kamisama, on 07/10/2009, -0/+2This are the type of guys that make a real difference in this world.
- inactive, on 07/10/2009, -1/+2***** YOU BITCH!
- psunut5, on 07/10/2009, -0/+1If this actually comes to light, this could change the world. Lets hope its not suppressed by the greedy!
- Sanfranon5, on 07/10/2009, -0/+1Don't get your hopes up.
This will easily be adapted into a Bioweapon by a mob of less intellectually gifted people. - Gnikcjack, on 07/10/2009, -1/+2The molecule isn't going to magically find it's way to the surface of pathogens. Someone has to find a distinguishing surface marker on the bacteria, manufacture an analogous piece that is able to recognize it, and then attach it to the molecule to allow our immune system to find the right target. So yea, you're gonna need pharma.
- inactive, on 07/10/2009, -5/+5Now to develop a shot that will wipe out the super bacteria that is Bill O'Riley!
- samcobra13, on 07/10/2009, -2/+2The best thing to do before making a senseless comment is to really understand how senseless it is in the first place.
Cancer isn't just one disease, it's a peasant's rebellion in your own body. Just like one political move will never please everyone, one thing will never be able to cure all cancer.
In effect, to fight cancer, we need to fight the basic biological premise all life has to reproduce and evolve. Many natural disasters have proven that that spirit of life is extremely hard to extinguish.
Anyway, against certain types of cancers, lots of progress has been made. By rationing poison to our bodies, we can kill certain parts of it (tumors) while sparing the whole. There is even a vaccine against a virally caused form of cancer now (Gardasil).
Still, to speak with such hubris and expect the end of cancer is the same fallacy that people in the mid 20th century had when they expected to eliminate all infectious diseases through application of antibiotics. Obviously the latter hasn't worked out and has in effect created more problems. Be wary lest history repeat itself. - sharkydog, on 07/10/2009, -0/+0Yeah, staph is a killer. I had a staph infection in my left hip when I was 15, and the docs were talking about sawing my pelvis in half, and amputating my left leg. Thank God staph back then wasn't what it is now. But even so, back then I still spent 1 1/2 months in the hospital during my summer vacation, getting I.V. antibiotics. I wonder how long it's going to be before we can inject nanoprobes into our bloodstreams that will boost our immune systems, kill viruses and other pathogens.
- nastyazhar, on 07/10/2009, -2/+1its that true...???
- CasualNinja, on 07/10/2009, -5/+4So instead of paying the greedy pharma companies millions of dollars for a bunch of drugs, we get our own body to do the work instead...brilliant!!
- tinkafoo, on 07/10/2009, -3/+2What's with all the short TED videos all of a sudden? I thought they were 20 minutes long, not 5?
- Pinkertinkle, on 07/10/2009, -5/+3It's certainly a lot more complicated to do than it looks in the powerpoint, and it won't be cheap. And there will probably be side effects.
- medsciencegirl, on 07/10/2009, -6/+1Wow, this man is a genius. What he is proposing would actually work, but the method of delivering said epitopes would be tricky
- factsahoy, on 07/10/2009, -9/+3Next up: Another 20-minute demo of multitouch technology doing a whopping total of two things: zooming and rotating.
- Overthrow, on 07/10/2009, -7/+1wow, mission accomplished
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