Biotechnology can be beautiful | Keira Havens | TEDxFrankfurt

[@Saba-el2cl]

I study biotechnology and that always seems like one of the best choices I've ever made. Everyday spent studying this field and doing its projects I feel like I'm doing my part at making this world a better place and there's no feeling above that.

[@aymana.a.5766]

Hello , if i could ask , what undergraduate degree are you supposed to have before enrolling in a graduate degree in biotech ?

[@Saba-el2cl]

@@aymana.a.5766 There are different programs in every university and you can check the websites to see undergrads of which fields can apply to those programs. Normally every field of biology or biomedical engineering is accepted. Some universities also accept undergrads of Computer sciences and Life Sciences (chemistry and so on). It usually depends on the university. I'm already studying towards the bachelor of Biotechnology.

[@jaya3478]

How to get job after msc biotechnology in uk

[@Godsmessenger333]

A better place by destroying and contaminating the natural world? Have you thought about what happens when cross breeding between GMO plants and natural plants happens or what happens when the insects digest these modified plants and how it effects the food supply chain? It’s totally reckless, this should only be used in a closed environment.

[@brahma0013]

It is so sad to see so many people hating GMOs and biotechnology without fully understanding what they mean. No major scientific innovation has ever occurred without ignorance and fear hindering it. I hope I can live to the point where our society can accept science and embrace scientific innovation for the problems it can solve and for the beauty in it, just like she explained in her talk.

[@sintoxic]

"all the young fools"? Perhaps learning rhetoric would be great for you to look into. I spend 6 years in university and know about GMOs, I can produce them and I know the risks/chances etc. This has nothing to do with "capitalists" although of course they try to monetize them. Only because some people don´t think enough about all this because they want to make money fast this doesn´t change the fact that without GMOs many people wouldn´t be alive today and would die in the future.

[@vmeitvyas5256]

Im studying biotechnology If anyone insults ill agonise them 😂

[@riever6762]

I study Biotech and I have no problem with GMOs but food should be labelled that they have GMO. But I dont agree with the idea that they're labelled and assumed that its a negative thing

[@denizbekar8897]

Sai Brahma it is so sad that Monsanto, the entreprise who lead the gmo, have destructed so many things

[@dvdb304]

I hate how people attack anything that’s different or new, from the weird kid in class to the nutritious orange rice

[@simbiotic24]

I'm so glad that I watched this video now, at a stage where I am supposed to select my major for college. Thank you for making me realise that Biotechnology is indeed very beautiful. I feel like this video has given me purpose - the impetus of doing something that makes all the efforts worth the while. I am definitely selecting Biotechnology. The world needs Bio engineers.

[@simbiotic24]

Omry Goldwasser Thank you for your encouragement. I hope I'll be able to do justice to this beautiful area of study. :)

[@Imdb007]

Same situation! Feels good to come up to this video and this comment as well... 😇

[@siphindilehlengwa9551]

I am exactly where u r at here..... Choice made easy

[@Slam_24]

It’s a choice I’m currently thinking about, however, up and until now I have propelled myself to a beneficial pathway in English as I have struggled continually with maths and science. But, I’m in love with science and English, two near-complete opposites. I’m certain that I want to have a fulfilling career in space sciences, such as biotechnology, but I would be pulling the biggest gamble if I were to strive for a scientific career when I’ve had so much success with English. I have no idea what I’m going to do now.

[@AnaLaura-xw5hb]

I go to college next year, and I am strongly considering biotechnology. Did you decide to major in Biotechnology, did you like it?

[@shikha_baru]

She seems so much emotionally attached to biotechnology ❣️ No one can regret choosing biotech if we remove the biochemistry part only( it's complicated)

[@shikha_baru]

@@varshapremarajan9837 I just meant that it (biochemistry) is tough and I wish that things always go great for you✌️

[@justfloating9787]

@@varshapremarajan9837 good luck with biochem . That is one tricky subject . I'm graduating in BSc biotech this year , and will pursue msc in it . So , I hope it goes well for you .

[@torlarsen2212]

HAHAHAHA I AGREE

[@torlarsen2212]

@@saumyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yes I am! :)

[@torlarsen2212]

@@saumyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I see it as the study of life and its processes, in order to solve problems by modifying them

[@ameliabrittain158]

science is amazing. the world is amazing. i love this.

[@nandhinivelu6504]

After seeing her speech , I felt very proud and glad ,that I'm a biotechnology student.☺

[@varshapremarajan9837]

Biotechnology is a subject with endless possibilities. It's exciting innovative and the future. Good luck to those who join

[@SHOAIBKHAN-fd2rd]

After 9 years I will be on that stage , discussing about my discovery , and its not a dream its my goal , I love biotechnology 🤗😁🇮🇳

[@awakenedsouls3206]

Yup same😁😁😁 I don't want to die before contributing my own something in biotechnology to the world ! ( M a graduate in biotechnology ) ..it's interesting ryt ?

[@SHOAIBKHAN-fd2rd]

@@awakenedsouls3206 iam waiting to listen your speech sir , 😊👍👍👍

[@awakenedsouls3206]

@@SHOAIBKHAN-fd2rd mam*😂

[@SHOAIBKHAN-fd2rd]

@@awakenedsouls3206 correction = mam😂😅

[@pradipdas135]

I am a student of btech. Biotechnology am I am really delighted to see this episode on tedx

[@armandofernandez6772]

I'm a Biotechnologiest too. And let me tell u something, almost everything we eat these days is a GMO. Whether you like it or not, It would be impossible to feed the whole planet without these technologies, so we should thanks to all these technologies and improve it with the propose of remediate all the damage we've been doing so far. So for example, what is being known as "Bio remediation" here scientists use genetically modified organisms to remediate contaminated water or soil or when they use genetically modified bugs to inoculate plant to avoid using fertilizers, which is something absolutely harmful to living beings.

[@kirito1361]

Hey.... So i want to be a biotechnologist and i have to go to college soon can you maybe shine some light on the life of a biotechnologist

[@ravena.carvalho]

I would like to know more too

[@biotechticleresearchgroup5842]

Biotechnology is the future! Whether it be surviving on Earth or inhabiting Mars in future, biotechnology is going to be a boon for Human race.

[@rabihonov]

Conquering Mars brings Science and Research jobs into hand

[@dianadiaz5855]

I believe that biotechnology and other types of sciences such as environmental engineering, renewable energies and others are the future for everyone, in all areas since it is no longer something optional but a necessity

[@sajjadaxe1]

Nice video, she is doing a great job in the field of biotechnology. This is a best way to keep the life alive using biotechnology.

[@JorgeRamirez-mg6wc]

biotechnology is really nice, thanks to this career I have a purpose, and that is to do something that makes all the efforts worthwhile.

[@jetc4589]

no one is playing god here, if you want to go all "god this and god that" then lets be real, god gave us the knowledge to be these curious creatures, to seek out the truth. It is in our genetic code. Their is no point denying who we are.

[@00juany]

god doesn't exist.

[@musicvoice3030]

There is no god

[@musicvoice3030]

@bangtanie There no bibliсan god, islamic etc.

[@elizabethiloveelohim137]

God warned us not to seek knowledge either good or bad as it would result in dearh

[@xenji4864]

@@elizabethiloveelohim137 we need to seek knowledge to survive as a species but we cannot denied that some of our consequences can deal serious damage to environments, is more about responsability than belief

[@franglez5572]

I am going to study Biotechnology and I love this video. Science is amazing.

[@deja0entendu]

She has a lovely voice

[@RedCanyonWolf]

SinisterMinister that’s gloddle fry. And I agree.

[@m.night_shyamamalama_sama_kun]

@@RedCanyonWolf i thiiink its pronounced Glottal

[@moeburgol4863]

@SinisterMinister I agreeeeeeeee up to 100%

[@dundabird3203]

@@m.night_shyamamalama_sama_kun Verbal fry. Trying to fry with your glottis would make you sound like a 50's movie zombie

[@lukeruzinsky6436]

I am not a biologist by any degree but just learning from basic anthro and bio classes that all plants are genetically engineered gives some insight. The example I recall is modern broccli being an inedible flower to being bred into a staple on the dinner table. Skipping the steps of generations of breeding vegetables to like add vitamin A to rice is pretty cool. The Windup Girl might be a great book - but the fear of this technology is irrational and this type of knowledge could potentialy save the world.

[@May04bwu]

I wanna stuy biotechnology. It's so interesting but I'm so scared that I'm not good enough. And my fear of failure when it comes to school and grades is huge.

[@MrKadvaga]

everything seems difficult until you know how to do it. Everyone who worked to gain these understandings and abilities had to start somewhere, often with zero. Just start moving in the direction you want to go, even small steps, and soon you'll look back and see how far you have come.

[@storm_invoker]

May04bwu remember, in order to fly you have to jump first 😉 i study biotechnology btw

[@kashafsarfraz7936]

Mark Tsi i also want to study biotech.is biotech is hard??and which subjects inculde in biotech???

[@Lukas-hl1lo]

I do study biotechnology and might be able to explain. First of all: yes, it is a complex topic containing not only molecular biology, chemistry and statistics but also engineering, thermodynamics and physical chemistry etc.. BUT as long as you are interested and willing to learn, there is a really good chance you might find it way easier than it seems to connect studying, knowledge and a thrive for innovation (masters diploma or higher). In my opinion the most important factor is interest and you don't seem to lack it.

[@Lukas-hl1lo]

The contents of study might vary. In my case i specify in industrial biotechnology.

[@Wolf-r9d]

Im 18 and want to be a veterinarian, but I’m thinking of biotechnology. I designed an aquaponics system in my backyard and I made some tissue cultures at home. I also put some plants under different coloured lights to see how light affects growth, and I was thinking of putting my cultures under different coloured lights to see what will happen (I’m weird I know). I don’t know if I would do well in biotechnology. I do well in school (especially in most science courses. Math is alright, but some subjects can be a bit confusing and I do sometimes need someone to explain the content further to understand it), however, idk if I’m smart enough or innovative enough for this field. I currently work at a vet clinic where I do a lot of lab work. Can anyone give me some input?

[@MahirTalukderRoll25SecC]

Hey what did u pursue man

[@Wolf-r9d]

@@MahirTalukderRoll25SecC I’m pursuing a degree in biology. I’m going the biotechnology route. :)

[@godwinnyambulapi6816]

I like this new world of biotechnology

[@Andymontanez2030]

The biotechnology is very important is our day to day life, as it can help us in life for example in the development of vaccines

[@arthurmakara3501]

Amazing scientists presentation of her work. All scientists should learn from Keira Heavens!

[@trilesheditz5893]

Proud of being a studying agri biotech ❤❤

[@Wolf-r9d]

Awesome! I’m 18 and I want to be a veterinarian. However, I thought about a career in biotechnology. I have made an aquaponics system, tissue cultures, and other lame projects in my backyard. I love doing this kind of stuff, however, I worry I’m not innovative enough to actually come up with something new. Should I continue this career or should I stick to veterinary medicine?

[@laurah.7479]

Proud to be a biotechnologist 😊❤

[@SatishKumar-sm3zp]

I proud to be Medical Biotechlogist.

[@nurulainbintimohdradzi]

Me too🥰

[@laurah.7479]

@Ragu Kannan . P you can study biotechnology at many universitys of applied sciences :)

[@pankajbhadra2390]

can somebody just suggest me path to be a biotech engineer please

[@aymana.a.5766]

@@SatishKumar-sm3zp hello can you please tell me what is the career path of becoming a medical biotechnologist ? What undergraduate degree should i consider and then after that am i going to find a medical biotech degree or i have to go through more stuff?

[@SagrikaOberoi]

world out there is solving problems inovating new things and here in india we are worried about clearing csir net exam .killing all the fun and craze for the subject

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Please show me a SOURCE for that AWESOME AMAZING poster of the metabolic pathways of a single cell.

[@vishaalbhatnagar3924]

Another great talk. Thank you.

[@CharithDodangodage]

Wow, Its fantastic. I think biotechnology is our future. Good luck..

[@subashiniv2806]

This video has regained my confidence that I am in right path in my career. Doing PhD in Fish biotechnology in India, Nice to hear this.. ❤

[@rupamsaikiah2579]

Biology is everything . love biology 💕❤️

[@josiahkeele5041]

WE NEED TO ADAPT ASAP FOR YOUR FUTURE IN THE WORLD OF MILITARY 🎖️

[@pratikshamore7520]

Biotechnology is beautiful ❤

[@joseeira9827]

Im graduate in gentics & biotechnology, and i would love to work in this area. Someone knows where is it possible?? Im just looking for work

[@Sss-mb5qs]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful ideas with us. It really inspired me. Ah, I was about to clap too in the end then realized I am on yt

[@sanedits6121]

I am pursuing biotechnology and again higher nano technology

[@alexanderortiz5320]

I'm facing a lot of challenges this year because I still don't know what I want to major on. I'm interested in biological studies, my main choices being biotechnology, biology, biochemistry (not offered in my country, which means I'll have to move) and Chemical/Biological engineering. The thing is, I want to have a profession on these where my main focus is research. Biology and Biochem fall straight into that category, but, what about biotechnology? Is there a high demand on research projects as there are in Biology/Biochem? Is it more specialized in certain topics compared to Biology? Does it have a high job demand/opportunities? Any advice and answers to these questions would b highly appreciated.

[@tarah2606]

It has been one year. Did you choose your major?

[@zhcfira]

hi, have you got the answers yet? i'm currently in my senior year of high school and i'm on a dilemma whether i should choose biotech for my major or not... a reply would be very helpful!

[@ellensmarter2119]

Pls tell me whether she has done BSC or BTech .. ? In biotech..which is better?

[@mariyashabbir5709]

Ellen Smarter Bsc is more about research and development, so if you are really into the idea of research and working in labs then go for bsc. Btech is more about the engineering and industrial aspect of biotechnology so there’s more kinds of job opportunities. In the end, it depends on what you want to peruse more, industrial development or research. Also, btech is a broader field, so you can go into informatics or business later as well. Hope that helped

[@aymana.a.5766]

@@mariyashabbir5709 hello can you please tell me what are you supposed to do to become a biotechnologist ? Like what undergraduate degree should i get ?

[@mariyashabbir5709]

@@aymana.a.5766 there are many biotechnology degrees out there. You can apply for an undergrad in biotechnology but it's a very vast field. So if you already have a specific field in mind you can also do a more specific course, there are enough options! Most countries offer biotechnology programmes just look them up! If you can't find a suitable option then you can also go for related degrees like biology or microbiology etc and then pursue a more specific course at the masters level. I'm from india and we have plenty of biotechnology programmes here, I'm almost done with my degree, will be happy to help if you have any other questions

[@aymana.a.5766]

@@mariyashabbir5709 omg thanks alot ! Im actually from Lebanon and there isn’t any microbiology or biotech undergrad degrees here . So im gonna go with biology and do my masters in biotechnology or microbiology hopefully one day .

[@aymana.a.5766]

@@mariyashabbir5709 plus i wanted to ask you , do you advise me when i finish my undergrad to go in to biotech?

[@gurivireddy9014]

I am biotechnology student l like biotechnology

[@shaahidsharif3912]

Bro did u get a job after completing?

[@ashokk2002]

Which college

[@aryagiram9868]

This was so beautiful!💯

[@amairanhilopez145]

Amairanhi Lizeth Lopez Sanchez 8°B Today in fear and ignorance in innovation causes the development of new strategies to combat real problems to be limited, Biotechnology provides strategies such as the creation of GMO foods, these are not harmful but the lack of information generates fear and false ideas.

[@yuleimicorinpachecoblancas817]

This biotech video is of great importance because it talks about genetically modified organisms, so biotechnology is a very important branch for this topic. Also known as "Transgenic" are plants, animals or microorganisms in which the genetic material (DNA) that makes them up has been altered, through genetic technology. These techniques allow separating, modifying and transferring parts of DNA from bacteria, virus es, vegetables, animals or humans. -Pacheco Blancas Yuleimi Corin 8B-IBT.

[@alitzely89]

Biotechnology is amazing! Biotechnology is one of the branches of science that brings great benefits to the human race, I hope that more will be invested in the research of this beautiful science.

[@marielareliblancomercado5104]

Currently people are uninformed and think that GMOs are bad or unnecessary, but it really is that biotechnology is a great field that allows us to obtain many benefits, such as the production of proteins, genetically modified foods to increase their nutritional content or transgenic plants to improve its characteristics. So it is necessary to inform ourselves and understand that the purpose of biotechnology is to produce a benefit using nature, in order to optimize its obtaining, reducing time, costs and without affecting nature. -Blanco Mariel 8°B IBT

[@rogerjei7366]

Biotechnology as a science that contributes a lot to species and ecosystems is very valuable and should have more recognition to further promote this career that will lead us to a more valuable future. Fuentes Rivera Rogelio Jei 8 ° B ITA

[@sheilasaraicardosojuarez7568]

It makes me very happy to see one of the many things that can be done in biotechnology, without a doubt I chose engineering well, biotechnology is very difficult but not only can you decorate the world, but you can also improve the world. I love that I will be able to support the world. Sheila 8B IBT

[@raj.m01]

Some people think they watch jurrasic park and some sci fi movies and they understand biotechnology

[@GROWWITHBIOLOGY]

Glad to see yours video..nicely presented..thanks for share

[@biotechnological9013]

Biotechnology can be beautiful..oh!! it sounds so much cooler than heaven...

[@sanchitagolder]

I love tedtalks and always think they justify their points acceptably. however, especially for STEM discussing talks, I think it should be norm that researchers cite their sources when referring to other innovations. because for one, i want the source nd validation of the IBM Watson's research. where, what, when?? I need proofs. and I would love further reading links. thank you team!

[@smsmrr]

just google it

[@sanchitagolder]

@@smsmrr what's wrong w u lmao 1. they're here to spread information, I think making it more accessible and believable is only going to help that cause. 2. i had spent about 20mins on Google searching for this and I found nothing other than factual discrepancies in the timeline- it seems that this was somehow posted EARLIER than Watson was a thing (can be an 'info released at later date' problem), but still NOTHING related to the talk. hence.

[@smsmrr]

@@sanchitagolder just use google scholar to look up articles, it's not that hard

[@sanchitagolder]

@@smsmrr honey, i did. that's what i did, what else does anybody do to look for peer-reviewed information? i didn't find anything, it wasted my time, and reduced my trust (my bio teacher already is against tedtalks as a definite source) that's why i am saying that external information should be cited, like other science channels do. i know it's not hard.

[@smsmrr]

@@sanchitagolder have you tried refining your search? Try again I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for :)

[@cadewalter8347]

This is my bio homework

[@ПолинаПавловна-з2я]

It is a wonderful and useful video for me!

[@bigbuggie5]

My concern is after altering food, do scientists know how the altered food will react to a person's body long term? There are so many people with cancer. Is it due to genetic altering of food?

[@smsmrr]

There are as so many people with cancer because now we detect it more than before. People used to die and it would be contributed to natural causes or terminal illness. As for genetically altering food, what most of the GMOs do is alter the metabolic pathway by different means. Or make the instructions to produce a certain type of protein. Furthermore, if a product is made commercially available it has had to be reviewed by many scientists and it is controlled to the smallest detail. If anything companies don't want to deal with lawsuits.

[@UltaBlueRev]

That's my major!

[@phoenixblasternnk]

Btech genetic engineering vs bsc genetics which is best to do research

[@priyamvadam4928]

You might want to do your masters degree abroad! For that you need to have a four year graduate degree.

[@phoenixblasternnk]

Thank you

[@omedulmondal8357]

Yeah Biotechnology is beautiful... And we should use this power for the betterment of human beings ... When there is any need for the people then scientists should step forward.... Otherwise for their wanting to do crazy experiment scientists should not play with the natural balance...

[@riyamakwana2582]

they aren't harming anything they are jut making new things you never know when it might come in handy...

[@jackmckinney2910]

I agree that there are beautiful things,but we must tread lightly else we unleash unforeseeable outcomes that can reak havact on the world.

[@thegoatman22]

havoc

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Go preach your bullshit to yourself & all the other billions of MEAT-EATERS & BREEDERS who overpopulate & needlessly murder animals for meat when you can & should go vegan for antinatalist animal rights instead.

[@karthik257]

Superb maam👍

[@bhaskarjyaachatterjee]

I think she is beautiful! 😅

[@dreamoftheendless7159]

Biotechnology can be beautiful unless it falls into the wrong hands

[@kemartini]

a wizard that is strange Lol too many marvel movies huh?

[@olanje]

'BuiLD tHe wOrlD wE waNT tO seE' Can't you see the beauty in what's already there? Naturally?

[@codyarnold2251]

Why doesn't Bill Nye like GMO's? What aspect does he accept/reject?

[@negativeiq3792]

Cody Arnold he's more of a physicist

[@noahanderson7557]

Dr Tomtom lol he’s just an actor

[@charlesmrader]

Cody, Bill Nye has said a few years ago that he was wrong to be critical about GMOs and now supports their use in a wide range of applications, including food growing and processing.

[@sylp.3111]

I like schnitzel and pears. Can't we make beautiful schnitzel pears. I a biologist . I thing biology of veterinary and medicine have many openings for gmo beauty that could make swine smell less. Beauty

[@iobocom-un6ok]

Good

[@amdz4696]

Biotech is great. But we wont have Great biotech professor for a good hundreds of years. Awell.. I'll be dead by then. But atleast I lived in the era where it all began haha

[@AhmedAbdAllahSalem]

You are so Beautiful

[@ThomasSellers]

"Biotechnology can be beautiful!!!!" Says the replicant Keira Havens.

[@syed143100]

please cure diabetes

[@johnwickk99]

Sure Edit: its done :)

[@venkateshguntupalli5434]

yeah...Bio Technology is Beautiful B.B.

[@himanshushekhardas1730]

I found the girl beautiful

[@mr.science6645]

Ethics to me says that personal tastes should not be the reason to insert color changing flowers in an ecosystem even with minimized impact. Encoded living lifeforms are not comparable to hardware running firmware and software because these last are deterministic systems. I believe you have really good intentions, but please let your experience and PhD asside and think deeply on how much do you really know in the name playing arround with beauty and art. Also think actively about GMOs and biased responsability when falling in the wrong hands! My real fear comes from the entity funding the organization that hired you to produce profitable color changing flowers!

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

If you are not an antinatalist animal rights vegan like I am, you have nothing important to say. Change YOUR actions first.

[@Mitch12505]

Mr. science if humans/animals/plants aren't deterministic like everything else in the universe, what are we? Agents of libertarian free will? From where does any sort of 'will' arise, if not the deterministic material universe (+a little bit of quantum randomness over which there is seemingly no control). You can make a case based on the ethics of interfering with a sentient life form without consent unnecessarily but you were not doing that. If you were, I could see where you're coming from but I think that our enjoyment of nature is actually a rather important part of our life and makes us appreciate it more leaving to fewer unnecessary living beings deaths. We are not imposing pain on a flower by making it change color as far as we know (if our knowledge develops to a point where we could explicitly know it caused the being to experience suffering, then we should probably stop) and for science to progress we need to explore the boundaries of what is possible.

[@joseluisgarnicanova2926]

The Ultimate Reductionist. Man, you really have to push it to the top to be the stereoryped annoying vegan? I get your point. I get you are angry. But there are other ways to persuade him to be a vegan. Now, he is at least trying to say something that will change the way people think about things. Just like Mrs. Heavens right here. I'm just saying you shouldn't be that radical and at least Hear his point.

[@rudraom9]

Love u sweetheart welcome

[@adamdoesbmx3325]

Rohit Goswami simp

[@johnwickk99]

Man said welcome

[@AhmedAbdAllahSalem]

You are very Beautiful

[@monuomveersingh5043]

Actually she is saying that she has disturbed the nature.

[@josephk7954]

Tasty - Daddy like!🤒

[@fredpauser6228]

Scientists have been enamored by the possibilities that genetic engineering suggests since the 1970s, BUT so far in actual practice they are doing more harm than good.

[@47f0]

Well, Fred, I'm guessing you're not a diabetic. Or in need of a number of medications that are produced by genetically-modified organisms. It's true that there are legitimate and serious concerns - which are poorly represented by blanket negative statements like yours that only serve to lower the credibility of those who may not be 100% on board the GMO train.

[@May04bwu]

Why do you think so? You just seem to not have enough information about all the success biotechnology has had :)

[@fredpauser6228]

47f0, I'm 75 and was diagnosed as pre-diabetic 3 years ago. I've been keeping it under control NUTRITIONALLY! I understand that scientists are now able to produce insulin through a GMO process. But only ignorant people (including some MDs) would use insulin to lower blood sugar. Taking insulin to lower blood sugar speeds up the process to deeper illness and eventually death. Yep, the multi-millions that Monsanto et al are spending on propaganda is working, UNFORTUNATELY.

[@fredpauser6228]

May04bwu, I have studied the pros and cons of GMOs. Potentially it seems possible that much benefit might be gained, BUT... so far almost all GMO research and use has been to make plants Roundup resistant leading to damaged soil ecology and glyphosate inside the crop to be consumed, which is so far mainly fed to animals (and it makes them sick), and it is also used in smaller quantities in processed foods for humans. GM plants containing bt toxin is another major application of genetic application -- toxin inside every cell of the plant! EAT UP. Organic farmers use bt (bacillus thurengensis) sprayed on the OUTSIDE of the plant, where it can be washed off -- NOT having the toxin inside the plant. WHAT SUCCESS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 1) the "Arctic apple" -- which claim to fame is that it resists browning. What good is that??? 2) GMO insulin -- harmful, I addressed that above. 3) Golden rice -- which contains beta carotene, possibly helpful but I've heard it contains so little as to have minimal benefit. Have the down sides been tested for? Probably not. But this product might be good, maybe. What are all those successes of biotechnology that you referred to???

[@johndoex94]

@Fred Pauser -SUB1 Rice for instance, is very resistant to flooding. -Recombinant HGh, now people that need it don't have to use HGH extracted from corpses. -Artemisin, A medication for malaria, very difficult to sythesise chemically, can be produced in bacteria -Monoclonal antibodies can be produced in plants relatively easily By the way bt toxin is not toxic to humans, so I don't see the problem of having it inside the plant; in fact we eat or use many compounds that are toxic to other species like caffeine, chocolate, paracetamol, antibiotics,etc.

[@Olive_Green604]

Interesting topic, but she was incredbily boring.

[@milicapopovic3719]

But why make color changing flowers in the first place? Just because looking at a simple one coloured flower isn't enough for us? We always want more than we need and as much as it's helped, biotech is many times an excuse for our self indulgence

[@triplea2443]

Yea you are making a itchy gmo..allergies

[@indraneelbaguhrsvcupfh1771]

Not beautiful than the lecturer 😍

[@reptilespantoso]

So you can change a plant's flowers in color because YOU think it's pretty. But it would be totally irrelevant for the organism. SO DON'T TALK ABOUT RESPECT, KEIRA, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

[@negativeiq3792]

reptilespantoso vegetarian are vegetarian not because they love animal,but because they hate green,,,plant...

[@elizabethiloveelohim137]

GMO is playing God, He didn't and never does make mistakes, we do

[@locket0730]

i cant stand this woman another second

[@martinschwarz7580]

She is such a bragger, ow yes I made it, I am the best, I am a scientist. Bla Bla Bla.

[@negativeiq3792]

We dare to engineered The God's creation..

[@pankajsingh5382]

Its not a big job making white to yellow vit a , any 1 can do it. do something new!!

[@sintoxic]

However it is a great example for what biotechnology can do for the people which is somehow the point of this talk :)

[@Luxuryofnormality]

This is the worst ted talk ever

[@sintoxic]

Let me guess? GMOs are made by the devil? This is unnatural?

[@joseluisgarnicanova2926]

I mean..... Is his opinion. I think you shouldn't put him( or her) in a box where you can only be one thing. However i will tell you that Mrs. Heavens practiced a lot this talk and genuinely believes what she says. Not al GMOs are enemies of nature. Think about it, fella.

[@TS-iz5tj]

You don't realize that you are messing with God's creation. You are trying to place yourself in God's position, but He will strike you down. This will have consequences. No GMO!!

[@EnzoDraws]

He's an allmighty omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent being. Wouldn't he just revert the pretty color-changing flowers back to normal? or burn the orange potatoes so that those poor children in Africa can have their vision problems back?

[@WEEDANNY2K9]

You are delusional. You have no comprehension of how misfounded your position is on this technology. Wake up to the real world lol.

[@reincarnation6227]

+Ontha Streetz almost everything humanity creates is messing with god's creation

[@whatever5425]

+Ontha Streetz Do you consider the invention of the light bulb to be "Messing with god's creation" just because it helps provide light like the sun does? If that's the case then i suggest you stop using light bulbs and any electronics in your house. Go back to your cave and your outdated beliefs.

[@TS-iz5tj]

Whatever Don't confuse my opposition to biotechnology with technology in general. Your argument is based on a faulty & very flawed assumption. Try not to be so quick to jump conclusions without first giving analytical thought to a claim, that way you don't seem so ignorant. Biotechnology vs. technology in general. There is a difference. Cave? Outdated? Like I said, your thought process sounds like you've been living in a cave with your outdated and irrelevant claims. Cheers.