The Medicines Hiding in Us… Also, Potatoes

Sometimes, potential new disease treatments turn up in some unexpected places... like potatoes.

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[walterkruse]

I kind of love it when people present research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Cuz they have to be VERY careful to spell out the acronym letter... by... letter.

[Starfals]

Aint nature amazing? Alot of our ideas come from it, gotta love it!

[SmoothStach]

I just made my first speech and college paper and it was on bananas. In fact your video on bananas a while back gave me the idea. 😂 Thanks for giving me the key to the banana empire.

[BobMotster]

Both news items were intriguing but you really piqued my interest when you said that we may have a possible solution to the plague that Candida albicans is. I hate that thing with passion.

[mrbfros]

Thank you Hank! You and Olivia are my favorites. Thank you for making learning so fun and interesting!

[romannasuti]

I remember when an antiviral was proposed that would defeat basically any virus that produces long strands of double-stranded RNA called DRACO. Sadly, that’s been slow-moving as it requires effectively modifying intra-cellular viral immune responses which requires a fair bit of gene editing. Some viruses like retroviruses (HIV and Herpes are two biggies) are basically unaffected by it so it’s not full-spectrum, just broader than most.

[davids]

hello Hank. You have my sympathy and best wishes over your having cancer as shown in a news story by The New York Times. I am relieved to know your cancer is easily treated. I hope to learn you are in remission and doing well. Please continue your part in making SciShow. I enjoy watching

[kewakl]

Wait! Potatoes are hiding in me with those elusive medicines?

[gigglysamentz]

Awesome science! Thanks for getting us excited about these wonderful developments :D

[raggiechansu]

I come to learn, I come to understand.

[sprut]

Hank! I have to say, you and the rest of the SciShow crew reignited my passion for science, and expanding my knowledge.

[chuchu]

I think the titlecard would be funny if the magic in the doctor's hands was an excel spreadsheet instead of a cool-looking UI

[TheInfintyithGoofball]

2:08 it sounds like this makes it so the body's RNA is no longer able to be identified as its own I think that means if this is turned into a drug that it will cause autoimmunity (the body attacking itself for those who don't know)

[donwinston]

Even the commercials on this channel are informative.

[julescaru]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing 😊

[white_isnt_a_race]

Thats why i feel immortal!! Potatoes!!

[ThomasSchannel]

I like potato’s, I’m glad they’re being protected

[samwill]

I always knew that spuds would be the salvation of us all!

[ishanchopra]

Pretty interesting, smart content hank🧠🧠💯💯❤❤

[adamhausmann]

It’s be nice to one day get to a point where herb/pesticides would be manufactured from a plant defense system derived bacteria, instead of chemicals made in a lab