How to read the genome and build a human being | Riccardo Sabatini

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Secrets, disease and beauty are all written in the human genome, the complete set of genetic instructions needed to build a human being. Now, as scientist and entrepreneur Riccardo Sabatini shows us, we have the power to read this complex code, predicting things like height, eye color, age and even facial structure — all from a vial of blood. And soon, Sabatini says, our new understanding of the genome will allow us to personalize treatments for diseases like cancer. We have the power to change life as we know it. How will we use it?

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How is this NOT the #1 Ted talk? Breathtaking in the subject matter, expertly delivered and perfectly relevant to everyone

JLone

Ah finally a well spoken TED talk. This is how it looks, sounds and feels like when someone has no stage fear whatsoever and is completely immersed inside the topic. And what a topic it is! All I want is to hear more..

novusvoss

Now THAT was a proper TED talk. Thanks!

tarazed

What a well-explained video!
It reminds me what an ancient book of wisdom accurately states: “Your eyes even saw me as an embryo; all its parts were written in your book regarding the days when they were formed, before any of them existed.”—Psalm 139:16.

dsaguilardenis

He acknowledged Rosalind Franklin and not the other 2 guys - it's long due.

ngailai

this is the best talk I have ever watched. I was completely absorbed I forgot all surrounding noises for 16 mins.

Von-dee

I can't explain how mind boggling this this. We only discovered the human genome in a matter of decades ago so imagine being able to properly read it and properly manipulate it. Give it a few hundred years and we'll be able to control absolutely everything to do with the human body; from reversing diseases to *maybe* even stopping death.

nzbniwf

This was very fascinating and especially the way he presented all the information. One of the best ted talks.

vipul

Truely inspiring. Every time I come across a talk like this it gives me chills because it's like geting to the future not in a dream but reality. The things that used to be fiction are now becoming ordinary. I love living nowadays.

benjaminpjatkevich

What did the librarian say to the student?

*Read more*

ClockworkRBLX

There've been so many amazing talks lately and this one is so thought provoking, especially what he says at the end. So balanced and farseeing.

VolodymyrMelnyk

Hahaha his Italian accent and what he's explain are both brilliant

ashwinchakravarthy

I don't know why but this talk gave me goosebumps . Loved it !

harvirsingh

TED is wonderful when it isn't acting as a social justice and/or feminist platform for factless or out of context BS. This is definitely a talk that's high up on the list of favorites.

kateapples

Psalm 139:13-16
13 For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.

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