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How designing brand-new enzymes could change the world | Adam Garske

How designing brand-new enzymes could change the world | Adam Garske

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine


How designing brand-new enzymes could change the world | Adam Garske

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"If DNA is the blueprint of life, enzymes are the laborers that carry out its instructions," says chemical biologist Adam Garske. In this fun talk and demo, he shows how scientists can now edit and design enzymes for specific functions -- to help treat diseases like diabetes, create energy-efficient laundry detergent and even capture greenhouse gases -- and performs his own enzyme experiment onstage.
Released:
Jan 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries 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.