# Solving medical mysteries

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2006
- Speaker: Joe DeRisi
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_derisi_solving_medical_mysteries)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Biochemist Joe DeRisi talks about amazing new ways to diagnose viruses (and treat the illnesses they cause) using DNA. His work may help us understand malaria, SARS, avian flu -- and the 60 percent of everyday viral infections that go undiagnosed.

## Lectures

1. [Solving medical mysteries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/joe_derisi_solving_medical_mysteries/a0e9e31201ad), 16 min (TED's player)