What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you

Title:
What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you
Speaker:
Carolyn Bertozzi
Description:

Your cells are coated with sugars that store information and speak a secret language. What are they trying to tell us? Your blood type, for one -- and, potentially, that you have cancer. Chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi researches how sugars on cancerous cells interact with (and sometimes trick) your immune system. Learn more about how your body detects cancer and how the latest cancer-fighting medicines could help your immune system beat the disease.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
11:25
Format: HTML5
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