6min 33sec #bbcreel clip - was the #neolithic a big #mistake ?

text from source site "The Neolithic ushered in dramatic changes: civilisations with large populations, advancements in technology, arts and trade. But with the advent of agriculture, humans also began to experience malnutrition, starvation and epidemic diseases."

5min 10sec @TEDEd clip - #Hacking #bacteria to fight disease - Tal Danino

text from youtube "Explore how synthetic biologists are programming bacteria to fight cancer by manipulating their DNA.

In 1884, an unlucky patient who had a rapidly growing cancer in his neck came down with an unrelated bacterial skin infection. As he recovered from the infection, the cancer surprisingly began to recede. The infection had stimulated the patient’s immune system. Today, synthetic biologists program bacteria to safely deliver drugs directly to tumors. How is this possible? Tal Danino investigates.

Lesson by Tal Danino, directed by Chris Bishop."

2min 24sec @theeconmist clip - #Contagion : mapping the eradication of #disease

Text from youtube "Humanity has only ever eradicated one disease: smallpox. Progress has been made with big killers such as malaria and AIDS but there is still a lot of work to do."

1min #wef clip - 7 deadly #diseases the world has almost eradicated