Flashback to many years ago; you may or may not believe that smallpox killed approximately 300 million people in the 20th century alone. That would account for roughly 19% of the population at that time. Thanks to Edward Jenner’s vaccine breakthrough, today, the smallpox can be cured before it is even contracted. It is rarely, […]
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Best of TED: an inside look at the nanoparticle that could help cure cancer
Paula Hammond’s TED talk ‘A new superweapon in the fight against cancer’ explores the use of nanoparticles as a new way to treat cancer. Hammond is the head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Hammond’s talk can be found on ted.com under the ‘science’ section. Cancer consistently proves itself one of the greatest diseases […]