TEDTalks Science and Medicine   /     Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer

Description

Could the next wonder drug be somewhere in Canada's snowy north? Take a trip to this beautiful, frigid landscape as chemist Normand Voyer explores the mysterious molecular treasures found in plants thriving in the cold. These scarcely investigated organisms could hold immense medical promise, he says – so long as we work quickly enough to discover them.

Subtitle
Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer
Duration
00:11:56
Publishing date
2023-05-25 14:51
Link
https://www.ted.com/talks/normand_voyer_are_life_saving_medicines_hiding_in_the_world_s_coldest_places?rss=172BB350-0011
Contributors
  Normand Voyer
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Enclosures
https://download.ted.com/products/165831.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
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