The science of cells that never get old

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The science of cells that never get old | Elizabeth Blackburn

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What makes our bodies age ... our skin wrinkle, our hair turn white, our immune systems weaken? Biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shares a Nobel Prize for her work finding out the answer, with the discovery of telomerase: an enzyme that replenishes the caps at the end of chromosomes, which break down when cells divide. Learn more about Blackburn's groundbreaking research -- including how we might have more control over aging than we think.
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@salvadorhirth1641 6 жыл бұрын

After watching this informative video, couples can now include a new argument to stop discussions: " _enough! you are shrinking my telomeres! "

@maddenfootballtalk6544 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 this is awesome

@einsteindrieu 4 жыл бұрын

Funny Salvador Hirth !

@mariamshekko5903 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 😭😂

@spin42000 3 жыл бұрын

damm right lollll

@kimkermeen8442 4 ай бұрын

GREAT comment!!!

@moladiver6817 6 жыл бұрын

About 22 years ago I wrote a paper in school about telomeres. I still remember how they caught my attention back then. It's just incredible to see how people such as yourself decide to devote their lives to this topic. Respectfully, you seem to be a very joyful and positive person by nature so I hope that means your telomeres still allow you to conduct many more years of research. Thank you very much Elizabeth for this incredibly informative and inspiring talk!

@jw1312bs 5 ай бұрын

hey! i was curious if you still have that paper and if it would be a problem to send it to me? I'm doing a school project and need all the materials and research i can get. Thank you regardless :)

@happytrails5342 4 ай бұрын

@@jw1312bsgo to Google scholar, and other actually published sites. Not KZfaq

@nerdygirljen 5 жыл бұрын

Her book - The Telomere Effect - genuinely changed my life & how I live it - I would highly highly recommend giving it a read.

@amanpreetkaur5020 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thank you...... I just downloaded this book after reading your comment...... So excited to read...... 😊😇☺

@aaliya9652 4 жыл бұрын

Is it a short or a long one ?

@amanpreetkaur5020 4 жыл бұрын

@@aaliya9652 just 354 pages

@DrSRanjanMBBSAcupuncturist 4 жыл бұрын

I am Reading and, Loving it. #DeanOrnish also recommend similar LSMs.

@usmanasghar1127 3 жыл бұрын

Any one can provide pdf link

@KrittinKalra 6 жыл бұрын

The message is loud and clear - the body follows the mind. We have known this for a long time now and the brilliant research Elizabeth and scientists like her are doing reaffirm of how important our mental state is. In today's world, we give little importance to mental health. Look at our education systems for example; how much education were we given on how to handle our emotions and stressful situations. And as Elizabeth pointed out, the effects in the length of telomere are even visible in children, so that means we have to have some sort of curriculum wherein children are taught on how to get hold of their emotions. Mental health is something that can be taught. I hope we make progress in this direction.

@happytrails5342 4 ай бұрын

No we have not. Just assuming it has, this proves it, their is a profound difference, absolutely brilliant research indeed

@AdamHMortimer 6 жыл бұрын

I’m glad we are back to the classic Ted talks. I find it fascinating that science continually seems to confirm that stress is a leading cause of disease and the power of meditation Is reaffirmed again and again as a powerful tool against stress. I had a doctor that read thousands of scientific journals and he told me that stress is the root of many diseases. She did a great job. She is brilliant. I am so grateful to the amazing women and men of the science community that are working so hard to improve the leangth and quality of human life.

@korpen3770 4 жыл бұрын

It's good but it's not a cure for aging.

@clmonline 4 жыл бұрын

ssundee

@elaypuej 4 жыл бұрын

@@korpen3770 So far...

@z.deutch1334 4 жыл бұрын

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women world wide in developing countries, dare I say stress is probably a major driving factor, more so than cholesterol, blood pressure, or waist circumference.

@funanyaokeke9023 4 жыл бұрын

Also sugar and dietary Advanced Glycation End products (AGE), being overweight, not exercising enough and not sleeping good enough is what age's you rapidly and makes you prone to developing chronic disease.

@inhobiswinecellar9571 2 жыл бұрын

the speaker spoke in such an honest and authentic manner worth appreciating. love her for this and her research! will definitely go meditate now

@cem991 5 жыл бұрын

The way she describes and talks about this topic just grabs your attention and makes you think of more questions, I love it

@carrieoff 6 жыл бұрын

I'm forty five and studying gcse biology. The more I learn the more incredible our world becomes. The more I learn the more I can understand what people like Elizabeth are devoting their lives to understanding. Thanks Ted Talks.

@MichaelSHartman 6 жыл бұрын

While I have followed her work for some years, this is the first time I have seen her speak. She is such a charming person. Thank you.

@lighthealerastrid1465 4 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Blackburn. What a credit to scientific research she is. Also fascinating to listen to. I have been working on my telomeres for over ten years now and will be 70 in two years. I feel like someone in her 40s. Thank you again, EB. You are such an inspiration.

@codytaylor2105 4 жыл бұрын

I have had profound long term stress. Taken care of a mother for several years as she had dementia, then had a severely disabled son! On top of that, rather than support and kindness, I received rudeness and shunning and judgement. I have been aging rapidly for several years. So, I really appreciate your research.

@brooklyn8005 4 жыл бұрын

There are support groups. Check state and national foundations, i.e. son's specific disability for caregivers. I wish you inner peace and continued strength.

@alexc8512 Жыл бұрын

Know that you are doing something noble and these two people love and care for you more than anyone else. Take the advice of Elizabeth. See it as a challenge that you know you are capable of handling. My mom was a care taker like you, probably had more stress than was needed but she was loved beyond anyone else.

@WingsonWind Жыл бұрын

Im in tears for me and my kid. We both have gone through continuous battles and stressfull challenges in life since last 2 decades. I pray god for recovery. The most intense and valuable lecture on TeD. i have heard..

@SMHartNPC 2 жыл бұрын

every single one of my patients over the age of 90 have had noticeably positive attitudes despite various hardships. They are such a joy. I can only assume they have beautiful telomeres :-)

@Zyilus 6 жыл бұрын

A wonderful science talk that engages from start to end with an incredible message!

@dlp3350 6 жыл бұрын

Dr. Blackburn first came to my attention in a documentary titled Stress: Portrait of a Killer, which mainly focused on Robert Sapolsky's work, but included a segment on Dr. Blackburn and exactly the study with Eliza Eppel that she mentions here. For those interested in finding the full effects of stress on our lives and health, I heartily (no pun intended) recommend that video as well.

@ericadenison1019 5 жыл бұрын

An absolutely lovely, wonderful, compassionate, intelligent woman!

@NatalieGilVEVO 6 жыл бұрын

What a great talk, I find it wonderful how people arent actually wasting their time, at least not all of us.

@rulebraker2 6 жыл бұрын

Is that negativity Mam?

@sarael1813 6 жыл бұрын

yeah i felt stupid

@antitodu1188 6 жыл бұрын

Not only a sweet and funny woman, but super smart, curious and wise! I'd love to sit and hear all she has to say about the wonderful biology

@BirgitFischerMusic 6 жыл бұрын

Now with the Nobel prize proven: From the mind, the attitude towards distressing situations into the cells ... wow what an amazing scientist lady gives us her insights on how to enhance our youth "inside". Thank you, great share!

@sidratulmuntaha5313 3 жыл бұрын

I really am speechless. First of all, thanks to this wonderful scientist and her team for discovering such an important thing. ❤️ And again, I loved how she discovered the effects of stress on a person's telomeres by surveying the caregiving mothers, proving how stressed they actually are and how much care these women need for themselves. Respect !❤️

@chrishart3660 6 жыл бұрын

I still remember going to a lecture in the 9th grade about 25years ago at Purdue University where a good portion of the lecture was about telomeres, aging & cancer. Super interesting then, still interesting now.

@SuperOmedi 3 жыл бұрын

Hearing about for the first time now 2020

@Bmxae 6 жыл бұрын

One of the most engaging TED talks I've heard

@NONDUALITYtheopenway 3 жыл бұрын

Funny... I was at a sort of small house party and nondual reading in San Francisco... and I was not sure how I got on the topic.. but I had a conversation with a woman about genes and telemeres etc... I was sharing about what I had learned and thought I was enlightening her to it... when she said, by the way... I wrote a book on it... well... this is her! haha And she won a nobel prize for her discovery of telemeres. Who knew? 🙂 And here she is...I coincidently just now came across this

@heidikamrath1951 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s crazy! So cool!

@prakharawasthi7062 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best Ted talk I have ever seen. Wonderful

@yusefendure 5 жыл бұрын

I had heard some of this info before, but how she put it all together brought home another profound example of how we humans are all connected. All life is connected. Blown away. Thanks for sharing this video.

@lajwantishahani1225 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing how science finds evidence from things and places we would never consider. Excellent talk :)

@sest025 5 жыл бұрын

Chemical, physical and emotional stress. All effect gene expression. Take for example nutrients. We know that new cells require essential nutrients, building blocks. Amino acids, EFA's, minerals. If we don't get these we produce defective cells. Eliminate chemical, physical and emotional stressers. Eat a good healthy diet, get exercise, look after the mind and always continue learning. Great talk.

@jeatificar 2 жыл бұрын

If there ever was a video for a nerdgasm... I'm literally so happy watching this. I love science :)

@AxelSituation 3 жыл бұрын

I am sooo not surprised. In my own life, my abuser lived til a ripe old age. Yet almost all of his victims strangely died rather young. I always felt that that was vastly cruel and unfair. Now I know why. Wow, thank you Dr Elizabeth Banks.

@rkwishes 3 ай бұрын

Couple of days ago my daughter mentioned about Elizabeth Blackburn school and yesterday while I was reading ‘The Future of Humanity’ I came across her name and work. Curious I search her as I like to reshare about her with my kid and I am here. Wonderful Human and Scientist.

@jamboreejoseph766 5 жыл бұрын

Go read Blackburn’s book, “The Telomere Effect!” Great read! 👌🏻

@faiza7533 6 жыл бұрын

This was an extremely interesting talk.

@truud2 5 жыл бұрын

very!!!

@Ch17638 6 жыл бұрын

Fascinating field of study. I like TED talks focused on science and research.

@allenculbertson8170 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for educating me on a very important subject. God bless you

@reemkhatib3754 4 жыл бұрын

That was the most beautiful ted talk I've ever watched and i watched a lot

@user-yt4og2cw8i 3 жыл бұрын

I got interested in it because I learned it in life science class at school. Human aging progresses as parts of telomeres shorten, and if we add telomerase, which prevents it, we think we can live for a long time like whale sharks, which are known to live long. However, in order to do so, we need to prevent the increase in cancer incidence, which is a disadvantage of telomerase, and we hope to find out how much telomerase is appropriate for our body to increase cancer incidence and to get the health and youth everyone wants.

@mnrvaprjct 11 ай бұрын

Fascinating

@saraabellgayfield59 5 жыл бұрын

I learned about Elizabeth Blackburn a few years back, I'll never forget her-she is an inspiration!

@googleaccount6328 5 жыл бұрын

What a remarkable woman. The good heart and bright shes been blessed with is a gift to the world.

@josht9518 6 жыл бұрын

This woman is that absolute genius teacher you had in hs or college that always made jokes that weren't funny but she chuckled anyway like she didn't practice it in the mirror a half dozen times that morning. I hurt myself with this comment :(

@steviestevereno Жыл бұрын

This was one of the most intriguing presentations I have ever seen…. Bravo Ms. Elizabeth Blackburn!

@editsthatyoulike9527 Жыл бұрын

so being happy and making others happy, feeling safe, positive attitude, taking things as a challenge and not a threat...all these things will collectively enhance your life span.

@uxballoon 3 жыл бұрын

This lecture is so timely, social responsibility to yourself and others

@englishinenglish3473 2 жыл бұрын

This is gold, thank you professor, you change lives and make the better :)

@sumanshisingh3127 4 жыл бұрын

New aim of life - To protect others’ and my telomeres! Loved this TED talk.

@carlosantuckwell 4 жыл бұрын

Dear Elizabeth, thank YOU.

@MrTommy4000 6 жыл бұрын

to paraphrase... don't worry, be happy

@maddiepatrick7630 6 жыл бұрын

but if you paraphrase, you wouldn't know why you shouldn't worry. its the telomeres.

@randomcommenter935 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation. Thank you for sharing this very important information. I'm on the older side of life, but I will use this information to add another decade or two to my life so I can help boost God's Kingdom and add to the number of souls reaching out to God here on earth. God bless you, Elizabeth and Carol. I'll be in contemplation regarding your questions at the end.

@jyliu 3 жыл бұрын

I just love this talk, the speaker, the curiosity! Thank you very much!

@mrklaus6232 6 жыл бұрын

I can't believe how much her talk was interesting... I'm still amazed I want to learn more, I can't get enought!

@oliviamwu 2 жыл бұрын

I love this talk so much!

@mauriciogerhardt3209 6 жыл бұрын

Now we just have to defeat cancer and we'll be immortal. Until then, don't get stressed and meditate.

@principleshipcoleoid8095 6 жыл бұрын

Maurício Gerhardt and you'll live longer young but will have more chances of cancer (longer lifespan and more replications therefore more mutations).

@MasterLagoz 6 жыл бұрын

Haha, I always then to think that cancer is just the next step in human evolution to push us towards immortality.

@maddiepatrick7630 6 жыл бұрын

yes

@shonefob 5 жыл бұрын

Even if people didnt die of old age, theyd still die of other causes, Murder, war, accidents, not to mention this wouldt really be being spread in any 3rd world countries. And if humans could live longer we may see more scietific advances faster and head to new planets sooner as a hard part of the trip currently is the time taken to get there, which wouldnt be much of a factor if you could live forever.

@eddiepryor3119 5 жыл бұрын

@Mike C OMG YES. This movie impacted my perception on life and in general changed the way I think and live each and everyday. Everything about the elites you said I agree and it was the key point of the movie itself too. They tried to keep numbers balanced and only those in power and rich made it forever. I think this movie is a bit overlooked and underrated cause it had a deeper darker and greater message than what people actually understood from it.

@davidhoar75 6 жыл бұрын

I love this lady! She has a silly vibe to her despite being so knowledgeable and intelligent. Amazing point being made as well, I don't want to undermine what she's talking about, it's the correlation between your own thoughts and your body.

@prakharawasthi7062 6 жыл бұрын

That is not silly vibes. This is the expression of passion when you have for something. I really want those "silly vibes".

@kingwillie206 5 жыл бұрын

She probably would have been an excellent teacher had she chosen that as a career.

@ferkinskin 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful and fascinating talk from a lovely lady! Excellent!

@souldiggerx 6 жыл бұрын

Just reconfirmed that humans are social beings who get Disturbed by stress and perform better in a group and recover by social support system and tackle difficulties with a challenging attitude and strive to excel for sake of others.

@riccardocamiletti2081 5 жыл бұрын

The Lady of Science 😍

@musas1957 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Dr. Blackburn did a study on which diet is best to improve Telomeres.?

@danielito956 3 жыл бұрын

Vegan diet

@advocate1563 3 жыл бұрын

epa, epa, epa

@mlhamiltonanderson5940 Жыл бұрын

The number one cause of dis-ease is chronic, untreated (often unacknowledged) stress. It concerns me that so few doctors address this.

@manitaguragain 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible talk and powerful message !

@HiAdrian 6 жыл бұрын

What an engaging talk! I can understand why one would obsess over this topic, given the potential.

@kai9720 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best talk I‘ve ever watched. Wow

@LaLa-qc4sf 6 жыл бұрын

This is so cool. She makes it seem so simple!

@HurreJunior 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks toTed Talks and to this great Scientist.

@user-ir1pt2sm9n 5 жыл бұрын

작은 힌트도 놓치지 않는 태도가 결국 대단한 발견을 찾아내게 되었네요. 정말 존경합니다.

@Studiolussoalberta 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your great information.

@dylanlundsten9696 6 жыл бұрын

I wonder what effect the use of marijuana and other substances over time has on telomerase

@kitlee7372 3 жыл бұрын

@Amir Arsalon Joneidi how is that

@milkoansah-johnson8768 3 жыл бұрын

@@kitlee7372 Basic neurology teaches that brain cells carry signals. If narcortic are present, signal is not strong. Similar cells exist in the heart to regulate heat beat. As narcotics interfer with those signals, heart function reduces. As you use a muscle less often, it will atrophy.

@user-jb1hi2rv9e 3 жыл бұрын

High telomere

@DodoDodo-eo2su 6 жыл бұрын

finally a TED talk which isn't based on bragging and self-promotion

@elizabethh8861 6 жыл бұрын

Truly fascinating!

@chandlerbing700 6 жыл бұрын

She looks very sweet and intelligent woman...

@behindthen0thing 6 жыл бұрын

lonar30 would you

@ildisiri 6 жыл бұрын

ALL THE WAY

@0_yym 3 жыл бұрын

cap

@abdallahmahmoud8642 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best talks ever

@divyadasagrandhi4619 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing talk. Thank you for revealing fascinating facts.

@MegaSudjai Жыл бұрын

A good introduction to telomeres, the next step being the downstream effect of mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction on telomerase and geem cell quality, and the next step after that being how transgenerational ontological conditions underpin mitochondrial functionality.

@mauliksadhu8963 5 жыл бұрын

Really informative and an interesting talk. Tq so much for your efforts and love from India 😇

@AlexTseng007 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your excellent study and explanation on the secret of our lifespan,i.e., telomere, and the practical ways to lengthen it! I'll do my best to make all my telomeres as long as possible! Hahaha! And my family's! HaHa LOL!

@anandramanathan9416 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Excellent speech. Great learning. Thanks to TEDx for organising

@ganeshmourthy2000 3 жыл бұрын

impressive research . Thank you

@PC-pe3tg 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.. she is so good.

@chateytung 5 жыл бұрын

Dear Elizabeth Blackburn, 5 years from now, i want to see you younger, it will. Amen

@asemic 2 жыл бұрын

great work! respect!

@MeinDeinSeinCraft 6 жыл бұрын

that was incredibly good! ty for the video :)

@touch88ty 6 жыл бұрын

uplifting and informative and blessing for the few with open hearts and willing minds

@gloglos100 4 жыл бұрын

Attitude matters, accepting the doctors’ prescription of corticosteroids, a cortisol mimic, leads to extremely accelerated ageing. Science is quite different to medicine, I support her hope for investment in pure science, and genuine scientists.

@champtech8755 4 жыл бұрын

It's not exactly environment effect our aging, it's our attitude toward environment, no matter how bad it is. My grandma (lived until 95) was born in 1913 and she didn't have parents so she didn't have all the emotional support a kid needed, she went through WW2 with two little kids on her own cause her husband died in the first few days of WW2 (border officer), she starved for many years and didn't have even the basics for more than half of her life, never remarried cause no men left after WW2, but as far as I know she was a pretty calm person, not sure about happy, but nonetheless it's all about you, yourself, not the environment around you.

@lattemacchiato858 4 жыл бұрын

Her nervous system was probably stuck in freeze response, an effect of trauma, that's why she seemed calm. Did she suffer from any autoimmune disease or any mental problem?

@champtech8755 4 жыл бұрын

latte macchiato no, she didn’t really have any diseases nor mental problems and she died of pneumonia, like many elderly people

@_ADHK293A_ 2 жыл бұрын

Probably the best thing I have ever seen.

@TheNicoliyah 6 жыл бұрын

What a fascinating lecture! 😁👏🏾

@AoHeart97 3 жыл бұрын

It's a great and inspiring talk! Thank you! ♥

@FreeFall73 2 жыл бұрын

Just Amazing!

@zobekguerrero1366 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Also playing at 2x speed helps

@simonfunwithtrains1572 5 ай бұрын

A very happy 67 year old Telomere found this really interesting

@christianeo.7256 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you!

@frankiewally1891 6 жыл бұрын

Great talk,thanks for posting

@catbangs276 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, if I smile at someone I could be extending our telomeres!

@mirma2590 4 жыл бұрын

That’s for sure! Let’s smile more and keep laughing 😂

@umakanni 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation , being as a researcher i got more information about telomeres, Thanks a lot Madam

@mindvolution 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. Fascinating research! So, we can influence our very genes with the methods of meditation, positive psychology and all in these lines. Amazing!

@DW-vl2wi 6 жыл бұрын

mindvolution None of that proven to increase telemerase, so no.

@sharara9198 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys, one question that came in my mind while listening to this Ted Talk was, we do know that increased stress reduces telomere maintenance, but how does it do so? Is the biological pathway still established- for example the correlation between cortisol and telomerase activity?

@grainnefallon7713 2 жыл бұрын

Robin Wall Kimmerer, a biologist, who is a native American, marries the ancient wisdom teachings of her tribe with the science of the plants that she studies. Her book, Braiding Sweetgrass leaves this wisdom in your bones and it stays with you. Elizabeth Blackburn is another exceptional woman whose ground breaking work evolves our evolution, showing us the value and importance of the female perspective on scientific curiosity. Sherri Mitchell is another elder from the Penobscot tribe whose important message needs to be heard. These amazing women can teach us the way back, as a species.

@maddiepatrick7630 6 жыл бұрын

Damn, that means my telomeres are not looking too hot right now. xD this was so interesting though. I have always heard that stress can shorten your lifespan, but I never knew why or if it was even true! I'm a psychology major so this really got me thinking...and I realized that NOW IM STRESSING ABOUT WEARING DOWN MY TELOMERES BY STRESSING. XDD

@HeavenlyLights 2 жыл бұрын

Have a “bring it on” attitude! 👊🏻💞 Great supportive neighborhoods vs. Non-great neighbours. Live where the neighbours are great!

@juliagabrielleguidance 6 жыл бұрын

So wonderful !

@TheLivirus 6 жыл бұрын

Her conclusion is much more general than the rest of her talk. She's basically begging politicians and the public to fund curious researchers who wants to explore the unknown rather than only research where we are able to predict clear applications. The thing about research is that we don't really know where we are going, and unexpected applications often come afterwards, so it may be unwise and perhaps wasteful to only fund easily motivated research.

@mauliksadhu8963 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible talk 😃.