43 years post injury still believe my nervous system will be restored to high level of function. HOPE = effort. Thanks DOC
@VKSgtSLaughter4 жыл бұрын
Amazing science! My buddy has an "unrepairable" spinal injury, so this gives me hope that he can be fixed. Keep up the great work Doc! 👍
@DarthVader202014 жыл бұрын
It’s not eating it. It’s using it as soft tissue as replacement in the spinal cord.
@dianethomas71494 жыл бұрын
This would be amazing for so many people suffering with spinal cord injuries!
@jameskulevich89074 жыл бұрын
Okay robot
@auyemra13314 жыл бұрын
as a spinal cord injury club card holder.. this is very cool.. how I yearn for the day to remove all these titanium rods from my spine.
@apoorvk86344 жыл бұрын
Good luck
@discoooooooo4 жыл бұрын
+1 to that, although I'd happily add a dozen more to regain use of my right arm.
@frankjackal4 жыл бұрын
Club card holder????
@shreyaprakash4 жыл бұрын
Take care!!
@dianethomas71494 жыл бұрын
🙏
@jordan31194 жыл бұрын
I’d love to check back in 5-10 years to see if this guy and his lab are truly saving peoples’ mobility and self-sufficient lifestyles. That’s a really cool idea I just hope it ends up working.
@markdance5744 жыл бұрын
I have a son who’s been fully wheel chair bound since birth and I truly hope this tech can help him and others in the future .
@tld81024 жыл бұрын
Nominate your team for the Nobel prize if this works
@martin-19654 жыл бұрын
This is quite fascinating. As someone who has a spinal tumour removed over a decade ago and who still suffers with mild lower left body paralysis, these kind of breakthrough ideas will one day, hopefully, provide real opportunities to allow the body to naturally reconnect motor functions to the brain. It may be too late for me but in a time when "experts" and "science" has been attacked by the forces of ignorance worldwide, thank goodness that behind the scenes, in labs across the planet, people like Andrew and thousands of others continue to work to improve the lives of future generations.
@mdjak36864 жыл бұрын
Thank God for people like this fine gentleman and his colleagues.
@banegool4 жыл бұрын
Hot Damn! I´ll be an Titanium asparagus cyborg.
@Nicksory4 жыл бұрын
:)) same
@dougewald2434 жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING!!! Especially the last part. Your heart wrenching self doubt is apparent, appreciated and I resonate. In the overall scheme of things the mouse/mice souls - with the help of their spirit guides - volunteered for this & willingly brought themselves into your humane sphere of influence in exchange for their rapid advancement. They are soul mates of all involved. Do not fret my friend - all is well and good. History will thank you as I do now.
@ZiggaBIZ4 жыл бұрын
Human ingenuity is almost.... unbelievable. This is truly incredible science.
@bkm27974 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing, Andrew it's scientist like you willing to crawl out on that limb to help humanity. Wishing you great success and all that comes with it. Thanks for sharing
@pip54614 жыл бұрын
Could this be the breakthrough we are searching for ? I certainly hope so, as this could be the light at the end of a dark tunnel for so many sufferers !
@Blueheartchoreos4 жыл бұрын
This can Be A Great discovery in Future. Yes We Might Come back To simple Solution for Complex Problems. Thats Magnificent!
@everydayjokes23214 жыл бұрын
Joke of the day: Doctor, Doctor, I keep hearing a ringing in my ears. *Where else did you expect to hear it?*
@NeonVisual4 жыл бұрын
Doctor, Doctor, I keep hearing agonising squealing and kittens getting their legs ripped off, in my ears. Well that's because we've trained ourselves to be OK with testing on animals, as long as we tell everyone how emotionally difficult it was.
@florin7934 жыл бұрын
@@NeonVisual Do you have a better alternative to advance human knowledge? Would you rather do it to people who got life in prison?
@q.t.gamingfamily4 жыл бұрын
@@florin793 better yet, making people volunteer. I agree with you. I hate the thought of using animals but what can we do? We can't advance without performing experiments and trials and animals are our best alternative at this time. We do NOT need another Tuskegee on our hands.
@iforget69404 жыл бұрын
This sounds insane Insanely awesome that is.
@PhoebeFayRuthLouise4 жыл бұрын
@watch Earthlings documentary Yes! Exactly! I totally agree!
@iforget69404 жыл бұрын
@ismail Cem Eroglu well it depends on your definition of sane
@iforget69404 жыл бұрын
@ismail Cem Eroglu yes it is treu but i think that they think where crazy for not being scientists see its based on perception of it like some wise person said scientists are adults who didint lose there childlike curiosity if this is misquoted im sorry
@1.5Koreans0.5American4 жыл бұрын
Super interesting topic
@kmkmm124 жыл бұрын
Amazing! May God bless you with your work and life. What your doing is going to change lives.
@howardevans73844 жыл бұрын
Wonderful development - well done to you and your team - this has the potential to be truly life changing. Keep us up dated and good fortune in your work
@rogerpanning9074 жыл бұрын
What an awesome discovery! Sometimes it the oddest things that we can use to heal, regenerate and make our lives better quality!
@GlamGoreChaosQueen4 жыл бұрын
This is astronomical. I am completely lost for words. This is incredible. My mind was blown by the war, but when you showed the rat being able to move their legs, my mind exploded. This is such incredible, innovative work. I am so excited tk see where it goes.
@robertdiehl12814 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your success. Thanks for being a good human
@huiooolint70934 жыл бұрын
Amazing!! I hope it could be real using in medical field in future and give the new life chaning for the people who suffer from the spiral cord.
@captureimagery4 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I hope this discovery proves to have outstanding uses for medical field in the future.
@RR-mm2jq4 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal!!! Beyond anything!!! Keep up the great work Dr. who 😊
@MassageMarvelsNet4 жыл бұрын
This is very exciting research! Thank you for following your intuition. Many ideas that seem silly at first turn out to be major breakthroughs and there will always be failures and naysayers on the road to success. Having been close to various quadriplegics since a young age I can appreciate what an incredible impact this has the potential to make on people's lives. I had rodent pets growing up. Some are lucky and some are snake chow. Yes the necessary method of testing is sad, but a honorable sacrifice, like noble warrior rats fighting for a cause. If this becomes a standard medical procedure, I imagine it would end up being practiced in veterinary medicine as well.
@AzlianaLyana4 жыл бұрын
You're definitely genius mad scientist!👏👏👍 Brilliant! Hope it works!
@dylanp_ayz80164 жыл бұрын
TED finds stuff that gives me hope for humanity. So much negative in the world, we need science more than ever right now.
@johnsmith23ist3 жыл бұрын
No we need more God
@reineobermier22602 жыл бұрын
Wow this amazing can you see if it helps old injuries too
@sandtracks744 жыл бұрын
A researcher at the University of Florida, Gainesville, over 45 years ago, was doing spinal cord regeneration research using different chemicals applied daily to the severance area of the spinal cord. Some of the rats moved as if their cord had never been severed. Others never regained function - again based on the chemical used. Why this research was never applied to humans is an astounding dereliction to help humans and animals. (I had read about this researcher in a local newspaper where I lived. I called him to ask if I could visit his lab, which he graciously welcomed the visit. I had a friend who was a quadriplegic, becoming paralyzed at 14 yrs old. I had so wished his paralysis could have been reversed before he died while in his 40’s, suicide.)
@kishanthakar95603 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me where are you from?
@catalinanazal15954 жыл бұрын
Extremely exciting discovery!
@tejsumbal76993 жыл бұрын
Thank you for believing in this possible revolutionary treatment and not giving up. This inovative treatment could be the answer for so many people.
@SplendoursVale4 жыл бұрын
Food looks like the organ that they help. Walnuts (good for the brain) look like brains, ginger (good for digestion) like intestates, and asparagus like a spine.
@GraceDollesin6 ай бұрын
Wow! Mind blowing! ❤❤❤
@sueyoung21154 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Hope it's actually a useful treatment.
@loriboyters41713 жыл бұрын
My son is 45 and a quad from surfing accident 23 years ago. When and where are the trials and how do I sign him up?
@rose2dimples4 жыл бұрын
This would be so amazing!
@justrollwithjesus Жыл бұрын
Any updates on these trials?
@alexmic35774 жыл бұрын
absolutely incredible
@rayfan56484 жыл бұрын
I have very bad spinal cord injuries and I can't wait for this, where could I sign up?🙋
@frankjackal4 жыл бұрын
Home run for Asparagus.. best of luck dude ❤️🙏🔥
@anucreativepartner84064 жыл бұрын
Oh my god. You are amazing Doc.
@Hams7873 жыл бұрын
Can I sign up for your first clinical trial?
@Red2Eagle254 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that you are innovating for a serious problem the rats was a good first step. When you can make it work with animals like monkeys that have a much closer DNA comparison to a human then I would start the trials. I think again that this was awesome how you are tackling an very necessary problem and I wish you nothing but success in helping the world
@vaishnavirai37614 жыл бұрын
Its really Mindblowing!!!!!!!
@stevenj64214 жыл бұрын
Great job Sir!
@dougg10754 жыл бұрын
This is really amazing
@pigeonwheels72073 жыл бұрын
As a T6-T7 complete paraplegic this brings me such great hope and wonders for the future. The biggest hope I have is that I could at least feel again. And as my fellow titanium spine brothers have mentioned get these damn things removed 😂
@TheRandomDave4 жыл бұрын
this guy is awesome
@esterester99824 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩✌️
@CK903 жыл бұрын
Years ago, when I was in rehab at the spinal center, an African nurse told me that healing for our bodies comes from the Earth. This was in October of 1992.
@bnb24073 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine if Ted Talks had a video with this title but the answer was just "no"? Game changer
@imbaconplate88724 жыл бұрын
I actually cant believe that in 5 years most of these stuff coould actually come true and we will be much better
@neogery4 жыл бұрын
I know you have to experiment on animals, I get that, but it still breaks my heart. I hope you retire them and adopt them at some point and take good care of them...
@theangryquad31274 жыл бұрын
Is a little rough, However would it be better if it was your kid sister?
@neogery4 жыл бұрын
@@theangryquad3127 well if she volunteers and gets paid well ... maybe? I am no sure whats the right way, I am not judging, it just feels wrong XD
@theangryquad31274 жыл бұрын
@@neogery Oh no it is wrong! But everything is relative to an alternative and the alternative is human subjects! I'm just making it personal. Having been involved in SCI research for 6 yrs I would be hard pressed to give a yay or nay to this procedure if it was proven within a 80% success rate........
@ferruccio45313 жыл бұрын
@@theangryquad3127 torturing animals is sick
@theangryquad31273 жыл бұрын
@@ferruccio4531 I agree! What about the "Tuskegee" experiments, would that have been better on animals or are you OK with the human subjects?
@Lang74 жыл бұрын
This is incredible and I really hope it work but, my god, it’s hard to see the reality of the testing phase for such an experiment. Deliberately paralysing another life form is brutal.
@katelynwoodworth99894 жыл бұрын
Let's start the clock, then. Good work, sir!
@nobodysbaby50484 жыл бұрын
You're into something. Keep going.😇
@vaishnavirai37614 жыл бұрын
Just amazing !!!!
@1981dAVIDE4 жыл бұрын
seems plants are usefull to fix a lot of problems
@navinranabhat81852 жыл бұрын
Please do clinical trials for us we wanna walk again please release treatment soon waiting this year
@peacelove53294 жыл бұрын
All the best
@jessiemonrose4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I’m in!!🙋🏽♀️
@oofmeistermeisteroof13054 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing something like this before, it was about how scientists made a meat leaf. Anyone know what it's called? (The video)
@invox94904 жыл бұрын
Science... It's just amazing!
@MirorR3fl3ction4 жыл бұрын
This has to be the most clickbaitable video title TED has ever done thats not actually clickbait
@rionbuss6 ай бұрын
The video is over 3 years old now. Has the human clinical trials begun yet?
@Healitnow4 жыл бұрын
For this I posted you on Twitter and Face Book. ☺🙂😎
@haoliu5019 Жыл бұрын
Why unpublished
@lurkingbanette4 жыл бұрын
Gonna need a lot of them to stitch together.
@StarTrooper4 жыл бұрын
This is great news.
@Noukz374 жыл бұрын
How about doubting the procedures and methods as well? Does everything that's beneficial for humans has to come out of the suffering of other animals? This really has to stop...
@ferruccio45313 жыл бұрын
I had to scroll down quite a while before finding a person who thinks that torturing animals is sick.
@Noukz373 жыл бұрын
@@ferruccio4531 Well, I don't have such persistence as you, so respect :-)
@GraceDollesin10 ай бұрын
Where do you suppose to test ? On humans?! Would you volunteer?!
@Noukz3710 ай бұрын
Animal testing is basically pointless as human testing has to be done afterwards anyway. But there are now many ways of getting there without suffering of human or non-human animals, do some research.@@GraceDollesin
@reginaldchesterfield81104 жыл бұрын
Genius PERIOD.
@_Pike4 жыл бұрын
“No” *TED talk ends.*
@tyronequaker49593 жыл бұрын
Can asparagus repair nerve pain?
@LuchadorMasque4 жыл бұрын
Why do I imagine a frantic epidural with a giant piece of asparagus being held by 2 or 3 surgeons?
@nagamendo56554 жыл бұрын
WHAT?!? ... I mean WHAT?!? Asparagus?!? That dull sound you hear is my lower jaw hitting my desk. 😱😵 So many researchers are trying to find a solution using nano tubes or other complicated stuff and then it is asparagus that saves the day?!? WOW! This is the reason why I love these TED videos. There are so many insanely smart people on this planet and with the TED videos you can invite them into your home and listen to what they have to say. (But it still makes me wonder why our planet is in such a desasterous condition when there are obviously more than enough engenious people who could make it a much better place...) Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
@jacobh94874 жыл бұрын
Ppl thinking outside of the box!
@sambodie64233 жыл бұрын
I will walk again?
@haashmm4 жыл бұрын
TED luv 💖
@normafernandez85202 жыл бұрын
I have a spine injury due to spinal manipulation from a chiropractor.
@dikshantsheoran4 жыл бұрын
Hey Buddy, It is really an impressive idea of yours, but won't the asparagus be facing immune response by the surrounding cells?
@Infiniti254 жыл бұрын
He said that they sterilise, remove all dna and render the “scaffold” of plant tissue inert. They then inject the “scaffold” with human tissue for the organ (spinal cord) which I took to mean a sample from the eventual recipient. The immune response would probably be low, what will it recognise? The human cells of the host inside the guest “scaffold”?
@dikshantsheoran4 жыл бұрын
@@Infiniti25 👍 thanks 😀
@calvincrenshaw73563 жыл бұрын
Maybe 100 generations from now, we can film Veggietales with live talent
@PerspectiveEngineer4 жыл бұрын
Freaking amazing...
@houssamk7774 жыл бұрын
Interesting ....
@fatitigilo8254 жыл бұрын
We should not mess with Gods creation or plan! He gives us challenges for a reason and he knows exactly what we can or cannot deal with! We need to accept His plan and Judgement!
@deangelowatkins28313 жыл бұрын
So we shouldn't have doctors or dentists or paramedics either because they ain't apart of God's plan. Stupid
@fatitigilo8253 жыл бұрын
@@deangelowatkins2831 Only stupid because you're a lost soul. Many others have found the light.
@deangelowatkins28313 жыл бұрын
@@fatitigilo825 nope your stupid if u think God didn't give us brains or compassion to help others in need or you don't read the Bible..I guess somebody didn't give his life to save people ...dummy
@Fiiilll34 жыл бұрын
pls make us immortal by replacing our injuries with plant cells
@ColdShowerSobies4 жыл бұрын
FUND THIS NOW!
@nutzeeer4 жыл бұрын
I would guess more neurons would reconnect after removing the scaffold material. try it!
@theangryquad31274 жыл бұрын
This type of scaffolding just degenerates, that the point........
@purestparker94213 жыл бұрын
i’m down for anything. 15 and paralyzed sucks
@lorez60634 жыл бұрын
I guess the ends justify the means, hey Dr Moreau?
@proudofmykids41084 жыл бұрын
I believe in biomimicry and find it fascinating that plant tissue survives in the human body. This is very interesting and promising. Furthermore, applying these experiments to rats is traditionally acceptable because a rats neurological system is very similar to a humans..and most SCI experiments are first conducted on rats...got it. But, my understanding is that it is very rare that spinal cords actually are severed in SCIs, so I am puzzled as to how this would be practically applied to humans. Would love additional information about this company and their FDA approvals....
@proudofmykids41084 жыл бұрын
Ps - husband is C6 quad
@CK903 жыл бұрын
Forget 2 years down the road, sign me up TODAY !
@neko-wd4mv4 жыл бұрын
My English lisning skill is still low. Aquiring it is a long way to go.
@lawabidingcitizen29364 жыл бұрын
Me too :
@easterlake4 жыл бұрын
Before you laugh at this guy, have you ever seen a rabbit in a wheel chair? I rest my case!
@frankjackal4 жыл бұрын
Who is laughing at him?? Also his hypothesized solution has nothing to do with eating asparagus 🙏🙏 Wishing him loads of luck..
@easterlake4 жыл бұрын
@@frankjackal calm down Oliver
@micahamadeustillmon15643 жыл бұрын
Using vegetables to fix vegetables because a vegetable times a vegetable is a human spine.
@IrresistibleWitch4 жыл бұрын
I keep staring at his hair lol I just want fix it.
@g8slavin2174 жыл бұрын
this guy definitely feels bad about the lab rat experiments haha
@Chris-op7yt4 жыл бұрын
asparagus is not cheap. if you buy overgrown asparagus, use a vegetable peeler on the tough ends, to reveal tender inner. do same for cauliflower stalk. this is what pro chefs do.