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Genetics

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of genetics.

Video playlists about Genetics

How does DNA work?

7 talks • 1h 57m

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.

Best science and tech of 2016

13 talks • 2h 43m

Get ready to have your mind blown by the best science and tech talks to hit the TED stage in 2016.

Jaw-dropping science breakthroughs

9 talks • 2h 3m

Revolutionary achievements, important discoveries and astounding leaps of progress that have fundamentally transformed the scientific world.

Get into your genes

6 talks • 1h 14m

Try on these talks about the traits that make you who you are.

Talks about Genetics

Dan Gibson

How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet

Posted Jul 2018

Jun Wang

How digital DNA could help you make better health choices

Posted Sep 2017

Sharon Terry

Science didn't understand my kids' rare disease until I decided to study it

Posted Jun 2017

Nina Fedoroff

A secret weapon against Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases

Posted May 2017

Robert Sapolsky

The biology of our best and worst selves

Posted May 2017

Lisa Genova

What you can do to prevent Alzheimer's

Posted Apr 2017

Moshe Szyf

How early life experience is written into DNA

Posted Mar 2017

Paul Knoepfler

The ethical dilemma of designer babies

Posted Jan 2017

Veerle Provoost

Do kids think of sperm donors as family?

Posted Dec 2016

Juan Enriquez

What will humans look like in 100 years?

Posted Nov 2016

Ellen Jorgensen

What you need to know about CRISPR

Posted Oct 2016

Oded Shoseyov

How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Posted Sep 2016

Keolu Fox

Why genetic research must be more diverse

Posted Jun 2016

Jennifer Kahn

Gene editing can now change an entire species — forever

Posted May 2016

Riccardo Sabatini

How to read the genome and build a human being

Posted Apr 2016

Juan Enriquez

We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely

Posted Apr 2016

See all 63 talks on Genetics

Exclusive articles about Genetics

The treasure trove of unique genomes hiding in plain sight

Indigenous biomedical researcher Keolu Fox makes the case for studying Indigenous people’s DNA, something that could yield benefits for all of humanity. There’s a boxed warning ...

What can you do with a home DNA machine? One unexpected answer: grow better truffles

Personal DNA testing machines are bringing lab-grade genetic technology within the reach of more people. A look at how a scientist-turned-farmer is using DNA testing to cultivat...

How patients with rare diseases can scour the world for a cure

Jimmy Lin’s network helps patients with rare genetic disorders connect with the equally rare researcher who’s working on their exact problem. Despite the medical advances we’ve ...

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