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To solve old problems, study new species | Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado

To solve old problems, study new species | Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado

FromTED Talks Education


To solve old problems, study new species | Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado

FromTED Talks Education

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nature is wonderfully abundant, diverse and mysterious -- but biological research today tends to focus on only seven species, including rats, chickens, fruit flies and us. We're studying an astonishingly narrow sliver of life, says biologist Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, and hoping it'll be enough to solve the oldest, most challenging problems in science, like cancer. In this visually captivating talk, Alvarado calls on us to interrogate the unknown and shows us the remarkable discoveries that surface when we do.
Released:
Jan 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.