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Perhaps of interest ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: This week on TED.com <[hidden email]>Date: Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 9:28 AM Subject: How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet To: < [hidden email]>
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Dan Gibson: How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet
15:08 minutes ·
Filmed Apr 2018 ·
Posted Jul 2018 ·
TED2018
Biologist Dan Gibson edits and programs DNA, just like coders program a computer. But his "code" creates life, giving scientists the power to convert digital information into biological material like proteins and vaccines. Now he's on to a new project: "biological transportation," which holds the promise of beaming new medicines across the globe over the internet. Learn more about how this technology could change the way we respond to disease outbreaks and enable us to download personalized prescriptions in our homes.
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At MIT, Dina Katabi and her team are working on a bold new way to monitor patients' vital signs in a hospital (or even at home), without wearables or bulky, beeping devices. Bonus: it can see through walls! In a mind-blowing talk and demo, Katabi previews a system that captures the reflections of signals like Wi-Fi as they bounce off people, creating a record of vitals for healthcare workers and patients. Watch »
In this surprising talk, Elizabeth White opens up about a problem few people are willing to talk about: personal finances. Millions of baby boomers like her are moving into their senior years with empty pockets, and right behind them is a younger generation facing the same challenges. Join this honest conversation about financial trouble: how to face it, and how to survive it. Watch »
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Africa's next generation is coming of age, but job growth on the continent isn't keeping up. The result: financial insecurity and, in some cases, a turn towards insurgent groups. In a passionate talk, agricultural entrepreneur Kola Masha details his plan to bring leadership and investment to small farmers in Africa -- and employ this rising generation. Watch »
The Chinese internet has grown at a staggering pace -- it now has more users than the combined populations of the US, UK, Russia, Germany, France and Canada, says South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu. In a fascinating talk, Liu details how the tech industry in China has developed -- from the innovative, like AI-optimized train travel, to the dystopian, like a social credit rating that both rewards and restricts citizens. Watch »
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There are about a hundred trillion microbes living inside your gut -- protecting you from infection, aiding digestion and regulating your immune system. As our bodies adapt to life in modern society, we've started to lose some of our normal microbes; at the same time, diseases linked to a loss of diversity in the microbiome are skyrocketing. Computational microbiologist Dan Knights shares some intriguing new discoveries about our microbiome -- and how it might affect our health. Watch »
Legendary architect Renzo Piano -- the mind behind such indelible buildings as The Shard in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the new Whitney Museum of Art in New York City -- takes us on a stunning tour through his life's work. With the aid of gorgeous imagery, Piano makes an eloquent case for architecture as the answer to our dreams, aspirations and desire for beauty. "Universal beauty is one of the few things that can change the world," he says. "This beauty will save the world. One person at a time, but it will do it." Watch »
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The internet exists in a restricted, arguably manipulated form within China, yet it is massive and has vastly improved the lives of its citizens. The country's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao, now boasts 580 million monthly active users. It's about 80 percent larger than Amazon. On-demand travel, between bikes and cars, now accounts for 10 billion trips a year in China. That's two-thirds of all trips taken around the world. So even in its imperfection, the growth of the Chinese internet should not be dismissed."
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