# How bones make blood

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Melody Smith
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/melody_smith_how_bones_make_blood)
- 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)

Bones might seem rock-solid, but they're actually quite porous inside. Most of the large bones of your skeleton have a hollow core filled with soft bone marrow. Marrow's most essential elements are blood stem cells and for patients with advanced blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, the best chance for a cure is often a bone marrow transplant. How does this procedure work? Melody Smith explains. \[Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Harlan Hodges / WORKPLAYWORK\].

## Lectures

1. [How bones make blood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/melody_smith_how_bones_make_blood/014a2e9ea8ed), 5 min (TED's player)