Joe DeRisi: Hunting the next killer virus


www.ted.com Biochemist Joe DeRisi talks about amazing new ways to diagnose viruses (and treat the illnesses they cause) using DNA. His work may help us understand malaria, SARS, avian flu -- and the 60 percent of everyday viral infections that go undiagnosed.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http

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27 Responses to “Joe DeRisi: Hunting the next killer virus”

  1. dinogrower says:

    Best TED talk ever is what I am feeling now!

  2. MortalAndKnowingIt says:

    yes

  3. AwsomestKill says:

    kingrasdasta go back to school.

  4. OdiumStone says:

    Can you resist clicking my username?

  5. Shittybill121 says:

    this is scary if u read this far u will die in 10 days if u dont send to any 15 videos in 2 hours good luck hope u dont die

  6. LightningLegend12 says:

    paste this to 2 other videos
    go to your channel and see your comments
    JUST DO IT IT SCARY!!!

  7. ahypnos says:

    Sheer genius.

  8. Tynnaweee says:

    „¸¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º°¨ post to 3 other vids
    ¨°º¤ø„¸ Copy „ø¤º°¨ press F5 twice
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Paste ``°º¤ø„¸ OK
    ¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º look at ur background
    amazing!! :)
    OR ULL die Today

  9. 12235117657598502586 says:

    WOW!!!! .....Why aren't we all funding this?

    Finger printing every virus & keeping up with the new / mutated viruses that rapidly develop - Awesome!

  10. johnbourbonnais says:

    Ok.... There was a lady who was walking in the forest with her dog and was killed. If u r reading this, then u will find a dead bloody body hanging in ur closet. U will be haunted and killed by her. to stop it posti this to 6 other videos in 30 GOOD LUCK

  11. ColAgice09 says:

    1. Cover your mouth with your hand
    2. Make a wish
    3. Close your hand (fist)
    4. Hold your hand at heart for 5 seconds
    5. Send this to 3 more videos
    6. Tommorrow will be the best day ever
    Money- you will find a wad of $200 in cash
    Love- Your crush or lover will kiss you or ask you out

  12. spraguebrown says:

    Ok.... There was a lady who was walking in the forest with her dog and was killed. If u r reading this, then u will find a dead bloody body hanging in ur closet. U will be haunted and killed by her. to stop it posti this to 6 other videos in 30 GOOD LUCK

  13. sk8ingislife18 says:

    1.-copy and paste
    2.-paste it in 2 different videos
    3.. hold breath for 10 secs
    4.- look at your hands

  14. guitaristapprent says:

    i think you should use nanotechnology for this

  15. BusinessButterfly says:

    Ormaaj

    I got a better one meet new "CSI Virubiology Agent" this guy is amazing :)

  16. unmarkedX says:

    What is the specific cure of parainfluenza?
    It says recovered not cured

  17. LiquidFriction says:

    Well, if you watched it said patient outcome was cured. Most the time if we know what we're dealing with we can find the cure faster. This is offering to identify viruses and even new viruses and their origins of relation to other viruses to find a common cure. As well as you can see here, it's helping in other ways by showing how prostate cancer very well could be caused by a virus itself.

  18. timeoutformike says:

    Lmfao i love that ep!

  19. moonhitler says:

    Nice...

  20. Ormaaj says:

    To quote Peter Griffin: "Why aren't we funding this?"

  21. nytonks says:

    It just seemed like they found out it was a rare virus no one knew could cause those symptoms, so it seemed unlikely there would be specific treatments already in place for it...

  22. GodlyPie says:

    When the virus is identified, doctors can then use that to find a list of medicines that help the body fight said virus, or medicines to treat the symptoms caused by it.

  23. nytonks says:

    Can anyone explain how identifying that patient's virus led to curing it?

  24. Blackthorn2323 says:

    What about variola polio antibiotics and so on?
    fuck off

  25. HotRockerIWontChange says:

    PLEASE DONT READ THIS. YOU WILL GET KISSED
    ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE
    OF YOUR LIFE. TOMORROW WILL BE THE
    BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER IF YOU DONT
    POST THIS COMMENT TO AT LEAST 3 VIDEOS YOU
    WILL DIE WITHIN 2 DAYS. NOW UV STARTED
    READIN DIS DUNT STOP THIS IS SO SCARY. SEND
    THIS OVER TO 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN
    UR
    DONE PRESS F6 AND UR CRUSHES NAME WILL
    APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS. THIS
    IS
    SO SCARY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS.. sorry,

  26. jay231104 says:

    Sorry to be pedantic but 'avian flu' is two words.....

  27. jay231104 says:

    Sorry to be pedantic but 'avian flu' is two words.....

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