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DNA
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of DNA.
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Video playlists about DNA
6 talks
Get into your genes
Try on these talks about the traits that make you who you are.
5 talks
Is it time for de-extinction?
Is it time to bring back long-lost species? These talks tackle the possibility of a world where Jurassic Park doesn’t seem so science fiction.
7 talks
How does DNA work?
Your DNA makes you, you -- but how does it work? These talks explore what we know about the genome, the unique genetic sequence that makes up life as we know it.
Talks about DNA
05:02
Luis Zambrano
These salamanders snack on each other (but don't die)
5 minutes 2 seconds
19:36
Michael Levin
The electrical blueprints that orchestrate life
19 minutes 36 seconds
11:07
Emily Leproust
How synthetic biology can improve our health, food and materials
11 minutes 7 seconds
06:21
Prosanta Chakrabarty
What can DNA tests really tell us about our ancestry?
6 minutes 21 seconds
04:44
Cella Wright
How do you know if you have a virus?
4 minutes 44 seconds
13:34
Molly Webster
The weird history of the "sex chromosomes"
13 minutes 34 seconds
04:51
Tal Danino
Hacking bacteria to fight cancer
4 minutes 51 seconds
05:05
Hyunsoo Joshua No
How does chemotherapy work?
5 minutes 5 seconds
14:47
Sara-Jane Dunn
The next software revolution: programming biological cells
14 minutes 47 seconds
12:27
Laura Boykin
How we're using DNA tech to help farmers fight crop diseases
12 minutes 27 seconds
11:22
Yaniv Erlich
How we're building the world's largest family tree
11 minutes 22 seconds
05:00
Augusto Carballido
There may be extraterrestrial life in our solar system
5 minutes
04:32
Philip A. Chan
How close are we to eradicating HIV?
4 minutes 32 seconds
12:54
Dina Zielinski
How we can store digital data in DNA
12 minutes 54 seconds
19:20
Dr. Turi King
King Richard III: Solving a 500-year-old cold case
19 minutes 20 seconds
18:05
Juan Enriquez
The age of genetic wonder
18 minutes 5 seconds
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