Could You Recover From Illness … Using Your Own Stem Cells? @TED #ted #shorts
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In the future, we will all have the option
of having our stem cells banked ahead of time
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so that any time you need new neurons,
new muscle cells, new skin cells,
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they'd be generated from this bank.
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I realized that instead of doing this
tedious process of stem cell culture by hand,
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we could use lasers to remove
the unwanted cells.
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Take some blood cells, put it in a cassette.
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Add chemicals to those blood cells
to turn them into stem cells like always.
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The machine identifies the unwanted
cells and zaps them with a laser.
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After repeated pruning, you end up with
a perfect culture of your stem cells,
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ready to be banked and used at any time.
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With this technology,
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we can finally realize the true
potential of stem cells:
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on-demand functional cures
made from your cells.
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Cures that your body won't reject.
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Cures that truly work for everyone.
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