Elizabeth Murchison: Fighting a contagious cancer

http://www.ted.com What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz, and what she's learning about all cancers from this unusual strain. Contains disturbing images of facial cancer.

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[prabhatpalpal]

She is strangely attractive...

[JDNuvo]

Its nice to see Ted Talks has something other than women giving sex talks. More please.

[kagairu]

I feel numb, that was so gross. But interesting at the same time.

[tdreamgmail]

Idk, this video seemed to be interested in showing off disgusting cancers.

[abram730]

Cancer chooses growth over sustainability and puts it's needs over the survival of the whole. A functional society being like a body and each individual acting in the interests of the whole.. Cancer cells are cells without Altruism. We do as a society have a cancer that has become both malignant and contagious.. It no longer needs it's host.

I speak of capitalism in it's current form.

Cancer has a voice and it speaks. Look no farther then Ayn Rand

watch?v=s7zwO88nRH8

[abram730]

Cancer chooses growth over sustainability and puts it's needs over the survival of the whole. A functional society being like a body and each individual acting in the interests of the whole.. Cancer cells are cells without Altruism. We do as a society have a cancer that has become both malignant and contagious.. It no longer needs it's host.

I speak of capitalism in it's current form.

Cancer have a voice and it speaks. Look no farther then Ayn Rand

watch?v=s7zwO88nRH8

[Sushikragen]

watch 'food matters'

[vetsaway]

She is correct.Cancer is going to wipe out most of mankind in the US for sure.All doctors tell you that if you get it you will die.I am not going to go away that easy.There are well over 2 mil people alone just in the US that will not go away easily.Call us crazy,but we have been curing ourselves of cancer for 40 yrs.Some of our cancers haven't returned for 30 yrs.

[JanetJCrowe651]

Watch online FREE in HQ at videoweed^es^tc/Contagion-2011­-TS-XViD-ILLUMINATI^html (Replace ^ with dot)

[bloggsie45]

search youtube using "dennis hill cancer"

It might help the little devils