Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer
Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer
TED Talks Science and Medicine · Normand Voyer
May 25, 202311m 56s
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Show Notes
Could the next wonder drug be somewhere in Canada's snowy north? Take a trip to this beautiful, frigid landscape as chemist Normand Voyer explores the mysterious molecular treasures found in plants thriving in the cold. These scarcely investigated organisms could hold immense medical promise, he says – so long as we work quickly enough to discover them.
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