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The wonderful world of life in a drop of water | Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman

The wonderful world of life in a drop of water | Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine


The wonderful world of life in a drop of water | Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine

ratings:
Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"Hold your breath," says inventor Tom Zimmerman. "This is the world without plankton." These tiny organisms produce two-thirds of our planet's oxygen -- without them, life as we know it wouldn't exist. In this talk and tech demo, Zimmerman and cell engineer Simone Bianco hook up a 3D microscope to a drop of water and take you scuba diving with plankton. Learn more about these mesmerizing creatures and get inspired to protect them against ongoing threats from climate change.
Released:
Mar 7, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.