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Pardis Sabeti: How we'll fight the next deadly virus
Pardis Sabeti: Como loitar contra o próximo virus mortal
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Cando o ébola irrompeu en marzo de 2014, Pardis Sabeti e o seu equipo puxéronse a traballar secuenciando o xenoma do virus, aprendendo como mutaba e se espallaba. Sabeti liberou decontado a súa investigación na rede, para que os rastrexadores de virus e científicos de todo o mundo puideran unirse nunha loita urxente. Nesta charla, amosa como a cooperación aberta foi clave para deter o virus... e para atacar o próximo que chegue. "Tivemos que traballar de xeito aberto, tivemos que compartir e tivemos que traballar xuntos", di Sabeti. "Non deixemos que o mundo se defina pola destrución provocada por un virus senón pola luz de miles de millóns de corazóns e mentes traballando ao unísono."
Pardis Sabeti - Computational geneticist
Pardis Sabeti investigates the genomes of microbes, including the Ebola virus, to help understand how to slow them. Full bio
Pardis Sabeti investigates the genomes of microbes, including the Ebola virus, to help understand how to slow them. Full bio
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00:13
You may never have heard
of Kenema, Sierra Leone
of Kenema, Sierra Leone
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Talvez nunca oirades falar
de Kenema, en Serra Leoa
de Kenema, en Serra Leoa
00:15
or Arua, Nigeria.
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ou de Arua, en Nixeria.
00:17
But I know them as two of the most
extraordinary places on earth.
extraordinary places on earth.
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Pero para min son dous dos lugares
máis extraordinarios da terra.
máis extraordinarios da terra.
00:21
In hospitals there, there's a community
of nurses, physicians and scientists
of nurses, physicians and scientists
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Nos hospitais, hai unha comunidade
de enfermeiros, médicos e científicos
de enfermeiros, médicos e científicos
que estiveron loitando en silencio
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that have been quietly battling
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contra unha das ameazas máis letais
para a humanidade en anos:
para a humanidade en anos:
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one of the deadliest threats
to humanity for years:
to humanity for years:
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Lassa virus.
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O virus Lassa.
00:33
Lassa virus is a lot like Ebola.
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O virus Lassa parécese ao ébola.
00:35
It can cause a severe fever
and can often be fatal.
and can often be fatal.
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Pode causar febre grave e,
a miúdo, ser mortal.
a miúdo, ser mortal.
00:39
But these individuals,
they risk their lives every day
they risk their lives every day
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Pero estes individuos
arriscan as súas vidas cada día
arriscan as súas vidas cada día
00:43
to protect the individuals
in their communities,
in their communities,
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para protexer as persoas
nas súas comunidades,
nas súas comunidades,
00:45
and by doing so, protect us all.
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e, ao faceren isto,
protéxennos a todos.
protéxennos a todos.
00:49
But one of the most extraordinary things
I learned about them
I learned about them
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Pero unha das cousas máis
extraordinarias que aprendín deles
extraordinarias que aprendín deles
00:52
on one of my first visits
out there many years ago
out there many years ago
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nunha das miñas primeiras
visitas, hai moitos anos,
visitas, hai moitos anos,
00:54
was that they start each morning --
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foi que comezan cada mañá
00:56
these challenging, extraordinary days
on the front lines -- by singing.
on the front lines -- by singing.
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-eses días desafiantes, extraordinarios
nas primeiras liñas da batalla- cantando.
nas primeiras liñas da batalla- cantando.
01:01
They gather together,
and they show their joy.
and they show their joy.
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Xúntanse e amosan a súa alegría.
01:05
They show their spirit.
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Amosan o seu espírito.
01:06
And over the years,
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E ao longo dos anos,
01:07
from year after year as I've visited them
and they've visited me,
and they've visited me,
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ano tras ano, cando os visito
e eles me visitan a min,
e eles me visitan a min,
01:10
I get to gather with them and I sing
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reúnome con eles e canto
01:12
and we write and we love it,
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e escribimos e encántanos,
01:15
because it reminds us that we're not
just there to pursue science together;
just there to pursue science together;
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porque nos lembra que non estamos
aquí só para facermos ciencia xuntos;
aquí só para facermos ciencia xuntos;
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we're bonded through a shared humanity.
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estamos unidos a través dunha
humanidade compartida.
humanidade compartida.
01:21
And that of course, as you can imagine,
becomes extremely important,
becomes extremely important,
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E, por suposto, como podedes imaxinar,
convértese en algo moi importante,
convértese en algo moi importante,
01:25
even essential, as things begin to change.
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mesmo esencial, cando as cousas
comezan a cambiar.
comezan a cambiar.
01:28
And that changed a great deal
in March of 2014,
in March of 2014,
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E cambiaron moito en marzo de 2014,
01:33
when the Ebola outbreak
was declared in Guinea.
was declared in Guinea.
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cando se declarou o brote
de ébola en Guinea.
de ébola en Guinea.
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This is the first outbreak in West Africa,
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Este foi o primeiro en África Occidental,
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near the border
of Sierra Leone and Liberia.
of Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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preto da fronteira de
Serra Leoa e Liberia.
Serra Leoa e Liberia.
01:42
And it was frightening,
frightening for us all.
frightening for us all.
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E foi aterrador para todos nós.
01:44
We had actually suspected for some time
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A verdade, había tempo que sospeitabamos
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that Lassa and Ebola were more
widespread than thought,
widespread than thought,
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que o virus Lassa e o ébola estaban
máis estendidos do que se pensaba,
máis estendidos do que se pensaba,
01:49
and we thought it could
one day come to Kenema.
one day come to Kenema.
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e que podería chegar a Kenema.
01:51
And so members of my team
immediately went out
immediately went out
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Por iso, os membros do meu equipo
saíron de contado
saíron de contado
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and joined Dr. Humarr Khan
and his team there,
and his team there,
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para unirse alí ao Dr. Humarr Khan
e ao seu equipo.
e ao seu equipo.
01:56
and we set up diagnostics to be able
to have sensitive molecular tests
to have sensitive molecular tests
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Establecemos diagnósticos para podermos
ter probas moleculares sensibles
ter probas moleculares sensibles
para detectar o ébola se chegaba
pola fronteira
pola fronteira
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to pick up Ebola if it came
across the border
across the border
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and into Sierra Leone.
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a Serra Leoa.
02:03
We'd already set up this kind
of capacity for Lassa virus,
of capacity for Lassa virus,
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Xa estableceramos este tipo de
procedemento para o virus Lassa,
procedemento para o virus Lassa,
02:06
we knew how to do it,
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sabiamos como facelo,
02:08
the team is outstanding.
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o equipo é espectacular.
02:09
We just had to give them
the tools and place to survey for Ebola.
the tools and place to survey for Ebola.
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Só tiñamos que darlles as ferramentas
e o lugar para vixiar o ébola.
e o lugar para vixiar o ébola.
02:13
And unfortunately, that day came.
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E por desgraza, ese día chegou.
02:14
On May 23, 2014, a woman checked
into the maternity ward at the hospital,
into the maternity ward at the hospital,
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O 23 de maio de 2014, unha muller chegou
á área de maternidade do hospital
á área de maternidade do hospital
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and the team ran
those important molecular tests
those important molecular tests
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e o equipo fixo esas importantes
probas moleculares
probas moleculares
02:23
and they identified the first
confirmed case of Ebola in Sierra Leone.
confirmed case of Ebola in Sierra Leone.
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e identificaron o primeiro
caso confirmado de ébola en Serra Leoa.
caso confirmado de ébola en Serra Leoa.
02:28
This was an exceptional
work that was done.
work that was done.
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Foi un traballo excepcional.
02:30
They were able to diagnose
the case immediately,
the case immediately,
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Foron quen de diagnosticar
o caso de inmediato,
o caso de inmediato,
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to safely treat the patient
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para tratar a paciente de xeito seguro,
02:34
and to begin to do contact tracing
to follow what was going on.
to follow what was going on.
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e comezar a rastrexar os seus coñecidos
para ver que pasaba.
para ver que pasaba.
02:37
It could've stopped something.
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Poderíase deter algo.
02:39
But by the time that day came,
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Pero cando ese día chegou,
02:42
the outbreak had already
been breeding for months.
been breeding for months.
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o brote xa medrara durante meses.
02:45
With hundreds of cases, it had already
eclipsed all previous outbreaks.
eclipsed all previous outbreaks.
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Con centos de casos, xa eclipsara
todos os brotes previos.
todos os brotes previos.
02:48
And it came into Sierra Leone
not as that singular case,
not as that singular case,
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E chegou a Serra Leoa
non como un caso particular,
non como un caso particular,
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but as a tidal wave.
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senón como un maremoto.
02:54
We had to work
with the international community,
with the international community,
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Tivemos que traballar coa
comunidade internacional,
comunidade internacional,
02:56
with the Ministry of Health, with Kenema,
to begin to deal with the cases,
to begin to deal with the cases,
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co Ministerio de Sanidade, con Kenema,
para comezar a tratar os casos,
para comezar a tratar os casos,
03:00
as the next week brought 31,
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cando a seguinte semana trouxo 31,
03:02
then 92, then 147 cases --
all coming to Kenema,
all coming to Kenema,
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despois 92, despois 147,
todos chegando a Kenema,
todos chegando a Kenema,
03:05
one of the only places in Sierra Leone
that could deal with this.
that could deal with this.
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un dos únicos lugares en Serra Leoa
que podería loitar contra iso.
que podería loitar contra iso.
03:09
And we worked around the clock
trying to do everything we could,
trying to do everything we could,
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E traballamos contra reloxo
intentando facer todo o posible,
intentando facer todo o posible,
03:13
trying to help the individuals,
trying to get attention,
trying to get attention,
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intentando axudar as persoas,
intentando chamar a atención,
intentando chamar a atención,
03:16
but we also did one other simple thing.
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pero tamén fixemos unha cousa sinxela.
03:18
From that specimen that we take
from a patient's blood to detect Ebola,
from a patient's blood to detect Ebola,
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As mostras que collemos do sangue
dun paciente, para detectar o ébola,
dun paciente, para detectar o ébola,
03:22
we can discard it, obviously.
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podemos descartalas, obviamente.
03:24
The other thing we can do is, actually,
put in a chemical and deactivate it,
put in a chemical and deactivate it,
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Pero tamén podemos facer outra cousa:
usar un produto químico e desactivalas,
usar un produto químico e desactivalas,
03:28
so just place it into a box
and ship it across the ocean,
and ship it across the ocean,
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despois poñelas nunha caixa
e envialas a través do océano.
e envialas a través do océano.
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and that's what we did.
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Iso é o que fixemos.
03:32
We sent it to Boston, where my team works.
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Enviámolas a Boston, onde
traballa o meu equipo.
traballa o meu equipo.
03:34
And we also worked around the clock
doing shift work, day after day,
doing shift work, day after day,
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E tamén traballamos contra reloxo
facendo quendas, día tras día.
facendo quendas, día tras día.
03:38
and we quickly generated 99 genomes
of the Ebola virus.
of the Ebola virus.
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Rapidamente xeramos 99 xenomas do ébola.
03:42
This is the blueprint -- the genome
of a virus is the blueprint.
of a virus is the blueprint.
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O xenoma é o plano dun virus.
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We all have one.
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Todos temos un.
03:46
It says everything that makes up us,
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Conta todo o que o nos conforma
03:48
and it tells us so much information.
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e dános moita información.
03:50
The results of this kind of work
are simple and they're powerful.
are simple and they're powerful.
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Os resultados deste tipo de traballo
son simples e de grande alcance.
son simples e de grande alcance.
03:54
We could actually take
these 99 different viruses,
these 99 different viruses,
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Así, podiamos coller
eses 99 virus diferentes,
eses 99 virus diferentes,
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look at them and compare them,
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observalos e comparalos.
03:58
and we could see, actually,
compared to three genomes
compared to three genomes
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E puidemos ver, comparándoos
cos tres xenomas
cos tres xenomas
04:01
that had been previously
published from Guinea,
published from Guinea,
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que previamente se publicaran en Guinea,
04:04
we could show that the outbreak
emerged in Guinea months before,
emerged in Guinea months before,
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puidemos mostrar que o brote
xurdira en Guinea meses antes,
xurdira en Guinea meses antes,
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once into the human population,
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na poboación humana,
04:09
and from there had been transmitting
from human to human.
from human to human.
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e de alí foise transmitindo
de persoa a persoa.
de persoa a persoa.
04:12
Now, that's incredibly important
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Isto é moi importante
04:13
when you're trying to figure out
how to intervene,
how to intervene,
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cando intentamos decidir como intervir,
04:16
but the important thing
is contact tracing.
is contact tracing.
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pero o importante
é o rastrexo de coñecidos.
é o rastrexo de coñecidos.
04:18
We also could see that as the virus
was moving between humans,
was moving between humans,
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Tamén puidemos ver que mentres
o virus se movía entre as persoas
o virus se movía entre as persoas
04:21
it was mutating.
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ía mutando.
04:23
And each of those mutations
are so important,
are so important,
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E cada mutación é moi importante
04:25
because the diagnostics, the vaccines,
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porque o diagnóstico, as vacinas,
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the therapies that we're using,
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as terapias que estamos usando,
04:29
are all based on that genome
sequence, fundamentally --
sequence, fundamentally --
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están todas baseadas nesa secuencia
xenómica, fundamentalmente,
xenómica, fundamentalmente,
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that's what drives it.
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iso é o que as dirixe.
04:33
And so global health experts
would need to respond,
would need to respond,
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E así os expertos mundiais da saúde
necesitarían responder,
necesitarían responder,
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would have to develop,
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terían que desenvolver,
04:37
to recalibrate everything
that they were doing.
that they were doing.
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recalibrar todo o que
estaban facendo.
estaban facendo.
Pero a forma en que a ciencia funciona,
a miña posición nese momento
a miña posición nese momento
04:41
But the way that science works,
the position I was in at that point
the position I was in at that point
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04:44
is, I had the data,
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era: eu tiña os datos
04:45
and I could have worked
in a silo for many, many months,
in a silo for many, many months,
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e podía estar traballando
recluída durante moitos meses,
recluída durante moitos meses,
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analyzed the data carefully, slowly,
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analizando os datos
lenta e coidadosamente,
lenta e coidadosamente,
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submitted the paper for publication,
gone through a few back-and-forths,
gone through a few back-and-forths,
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enviar un artigo a publicar,
pasando por varias idas e voltas,
pasando por varias idas e voltas,
04:53
and then finally when the paper came out,
might release that data.
might release that data.
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e, finalmente, ao publicarse o artigo,
podería revelar os datos.
podería revelar os datos.
04:56
That's the way the status quo works.
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Ese é o xeito en que o statu quo traballa.
04:59
Well, that was not going to work
at this point, right?
at this point, right?
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Vaia, pero iso non ía funcionar
nese momento, non?
nese momento, non?
05:01
We had friends on the front lines
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Tiñamos amizades nas trincheiras
05:03
and to us it was just obvious
that what we needed is help,
that what we needed is help,
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e para nós era obvio
que precisabamos axuda,
que precisabamos axuda,
05:06
lots of help.
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moita axuda.
05:07
So the first thing we did is,
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Así que o primeiro que fixemos,
05:09
as soon as the sequences
came off the machines,
came off the machines,
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tan axiña como as secuencias
saíron das máquinas,
saíron das máquinas,
05:12
we published it to the web.
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foi publicalas na web.
05:13
We just released it to the whole world
and said, "Help us."
and said, "Help us."
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Simplemente liberámolas para
todo o mundo e dixemos: "Axudádenos."
todo o mundo e dixemos: "Axudádenos."
05:16
And help came.
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E a axuda chegou.
05:17
Before we knew it,
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Antes de darnos conta,
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we were being contacted
from people all over,
from people all over,
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estabamos contactando
con xente de todos os sitios,
con xente de todos os sitios,
05:21
surprised to see the data
out there and released.
out there and released.
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sorprendida de ver os datos
aí fóra e liberados.
aí fóra e liberados.
05:23
Some of the greatest
viral trackers in the world
viral trackers in the world
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Algúns dos mellores rastrexadores
de virus no mundo
de virus no mundo
05:25
were suddenly part of our community.
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de súpeto eran parte da nosa comunidade.
05:28
We were working together
in this virtual way,
in this virtual way,
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Estabamos traballando xuntos
nese camiño virtual,
nese camiño virtual,
05:30
sharing, regular calls, communications,
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intercambiando chamadas regulares,
comunicacións,
comunicacións,
05:33
trying to follow the virus
minute by minute,
minute by minute,
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intentando seguir o virus
minuto a minuto,
minuto a minuto,
05:36
to see ways that we could stop it.
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para ver o xeito en que poderiamos paralo.
05:39
And there are so many ways
that we can form communities like that.
that we can form communities like that.
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E hai moitas maneiras de formar
comunidades coma esta.
comunidades coma esta.
05:43
Everybody, particularly when the outbreak
started to expand globally,
started to expand globally,
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Todo o mundo, sobre todo cando o
brote comezou a estenderse globalmente,
brote comezou a estenderse globalmente,
05:47
was reaching out to learn,
to participate, to engage.
to participate, to engage.
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estaba tratando de aprender,
participar, involucrarse.
participar, involucrarse.
05:51
Everybody wants to play a part.
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Todo o mundo quere formar parte.
05:53
The amount of human capacity
out there is just amazing,
out there is just amazing,
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A cantidade de potencial humano
que hai aí fóra é abraiante,
que hai aí fóra é abraiante,
05:56
and the Internet connects us all.
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e Internet conéctanos a todos.
05:57
And could you imagine that instead
of being frightened of each other,
of being frightened of each other,
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E poderiades imaxinar que, en lugar
de asustarnos mutuamente,
de asustarnos mutuamente,
06:01
that we all just said, "Let's do this.
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todos dixeramos: "Imos facelo.
06:03
Let's work together,
and let's make this happen."
and let's make this happen."
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Imos traballar xuntos, e imos
facer que isto ocorra."
facer que isto ocorra."
06:05
But the problem is that the data
that all of us are using,
that all of us are using,
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Pero o problema é que os datos
que todos estamos usando,
que todos estamos usando,
06:08
Googling on the web, is just too limited
to do what we need to do.
to do what we need to do.
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buscando en Google, son limitados de máis
para facer o que hai que facer.
para facer o que hai que facer.
E hai tantas oportunidades que
se perden cando isto ocorre.
se perden cando isto ocorre.
06:12
And so many opportunities
get missed when that happens.
get missed when that happens.
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So in the early part
of the epidemic from Kenema,
of the epidemic from Kenema,
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Así que ao comezo da epidemia
de Kenema,
de Kenema,
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we'd had 106 clinical records
from patients,
from patients,
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tiñamos 106 historias clínicas
de pacientes,
de pacientes,
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and we once again made that
publicly available to the world.
publicly available to the world.
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e, unha vez máis,
fixémolas accesibles para o mundo.
fixémolas accesibles para o mundo.
E no noso laboratorio, puidemos mostrar
que se poden tomar esas 106 historias,
que se poden tomar esas 106 historias,
06:23
And in our own lab, we could show
that you could take those 106 records,
that you could take those 106 records,
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we could train computers to predict
the prognosis for Ebola patients
the prognosis for Ebola patients
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e adestrar computadores para predicir
o prognóstico dos pacientes de Ébola
o prognóstico dos pacientes de Ébola
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to near 100 percent accuracy.
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con case un 100 por cen de precisión.
E fixemos unha aplicación
que liberara isto,
que liberara isto,
06:32
And we made an app
that could release that,
that could release that,
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to make that available
to health-care workers in the field.
to health-care workers in the field.
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para que estivera dispoñible para
traballadores da saúde.
traballadores da saúde.
06:37
But 106 is just not enough
to make it powerful,
to make it powerful,
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Pero 106 historias non abondan
para facelo potente,
para facelo potente,
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to validate it.
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para validalo.
Así que estivemos agardando por
máis datos para liberalos.
máis datos para liberalos.
06:41
So we were waiting for more data
to release that.
to release that.
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and the data has still not come.
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E os datos aínda non chegaban.
06:46
We are still waiting, tweaking away,
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Estabamos agardando, axustando,
06:49
in silos rather than working together.
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enclaustrados máis que traballando xuntos.
06:51
And this just -- we can't accept that.
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E isto simplemente, non podemos aceptalo.
06:54
Right? You, all of you,
cannot accept that.
cannot accept that.
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Non si? Vós, todos vós,
non podedes aceptar iso.
non podedes aceptar iso.
06:58
It's our lives on the line.
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Son as nosas vidas en xogo.
06:59
And in fact, actually,
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E de feito, en realidade,
07:01
many lives were lost,
many health-care workers,
many health-care workers,
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perdéronse moitas vidas,
moitos traballadores da saúde,
moitos traballadores da saúde,
07:04
including beloved colleagues of mine,
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incluíndo queridos amigos meus,
07:05
five colleagues:
Mbalu Fonnie, Alex Moigboi,
Mbalu Fonnie, Alex Moigboi,
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cinco colegas:
Mbalu Fonnie, Alex Moigboi,
Mbalu Fonnie, Alex Moigboi,
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Dr. Humarr Khan, Alice Kovoma
and Mohamed Fullah.
and Mohamed Fullah.
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o Dr. Humarr Khan, Alice Kovoma
e Mohamed Fullah.
e Mohamed Fullah.
07:13
These are just five
of many health-care workers
of many health-care workers
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Estes son só cinco de moitos
traballadores da saúde
traballadores da saúde
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at Kenema and beyond
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de Kenema e máis alá
07:18
that died while the world waited
and while we all worked,
and while we all worked,
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que morreron mentres o mundo agardaba
e todos traballabamos,
e todos traballabamos,
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quietly and separately.
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silenciosamente e por separado.
Mirade, o ébola, como todas as ameazas
á humanidade,
á humanidade,
07:23
See, Ebola, like all threats to humanity,
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it's fueled by mistrust
and distraction and division.
and distraction and division.
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aliméntase da desconfianza
e da distracción e a división.
e da distracción e a división.
07:29
When we build barriers amongst ourselves
and we fight amongst ourselves,
and we fight amongst ourselves,
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Cando construímos barreiras entre nós
e loitamos entre nós,
e loitamos entre nós,
07:32
the virus thrives.
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o virus medra.
Pero, ao revés de todas as ameazas
á humanidade,
á humanidade,
07:34
But unlike all threats to humanity,
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Ebola is one where
we're actually all the same.
we're actually all the same.
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no ébola todos nós
somos en realidade o mesmo.
somos en realidade o mesmo.
07:39
We're all in this fight together.
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Todos estamos xuntos nesta loita.
07:41
Ebola on one person's doorstep
could soon be on ours.
could soon be on ours.
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O ébola da porta dunha persoa
pode estar axiña na nosa.
pode estar axiña na nosa.
07:44
And so in this place
with the same vulnerabilities,
with the same vulnerabilities,
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E así neste lugar
coas mesmas vulnerabilidades,
coas mesmas vulnerabilidades,
07:47
the same strengths,
the same fears, the same hopes,
the same fears, the same hopes,
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idénticas fortalezas, medos e esperanzas,
07:49
I hope that we work together with joy.
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agardo que poidamos traballar
xuntos con alegría.
xuntos con alegría.
07:54
A graduate student of mine
was reading a book about Sierra Leone,
was reading a book about Sierra Leone,
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Unha estudante miña
estaba lendo un libro sobre Serra Leoa,
estaba lendo un libro sobre Serra Leoa,
07:57
and she discovered that the word "Kenema,"
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e descubriu que a palabra "Kenema",
07:59
the hospital that we work at and the city
where we work in Sierra Leone,
where we work in Sierra Leone,
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o hospital e a cidade
onde traballamos en Serra Leoa,
onde traballamos en Serra Leoa,
08:03
is named after the Mende word
for "clear like a river, translucent
for "clear like a river, translucent
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provén da palabra Mende
"clara como un río, transparente
"clara como un río, transparente
08:07
and open to the public gaze."
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e aberta á mirada pública."
08:09
That was really profound for us,
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Foi realmente profundo para nós,
08:11
because without knowing it,
we'd always felt
we'd always felt
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porque sen sabelo, sempre sentiramos
08:13
that in order to honor the individuals
in Kenema where we worked,
in Kenema where we worked,
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que para honrar as persoas
en Kenema onde traballamos,
en Kenema onde traballamos,
08:16
we had to work openly, we had to share
and we had to work together.
and we had to work together.
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tiñamos que facelo de xeito aberto,
compartir e traballar xuntos.
compartir e traballar xuntos.
08:21
And we have to do that.
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E temos que facelo así.
08:22
We all have to demand that
of ourselves and others --
of ourselves and others --
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Todos tiñamos que esixir
iso de nós mesmos e dos demais,
iso de nós mesmos e dos demais,
08:26
to be open to each other
when an outbreak happens,
when an outbreak happens,
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estar abertos aos demais
cando ocorre un brote,
cando ocorre un brote,
08:28
to fight in this fight together.
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para loitar xuntos nesta loita.
08:30
Because this is not the first
outbreak of Ebola,
outbreak of Ebola,
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Porque non é o primeiro brote
de ébola,
de ébola,
08:33
it will not be the last,
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e non será o derradeiro,
08:35
and there are many other microbes
out there that are lying in wait,
out there that are lying in wait,
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e hai moitos outros
microbios aí fóra á espreita,
microbios aí fóra á espreita,
08:38
like Lassa virus and others.
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como o virus Lassa e outros.
08:39
And the next time this happens,
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E a próxima vez que ocorra,
08:41
it could happen in a city of millions,
it could start there.
it could start there.
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podería suceder nunha cidade de millóns,
podería comezar aí.
podería comezar aí.
08:44
It could be something
that's transmitted through the air.
that's transmitted through the air.
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Podería ser algo transmitido
a través do aire.
a través do aire.
08:47
It could even be
disseminated intentionally.
disseminated intentionally.
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Mesmo espallado intencionadamente.
08:49
And I know that that is frightening,
I understand that,
I understand that,
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E sei que iso é aterrador, enténdoo,
08:52
but I know also,
and this experience shows us,
and this experience shows us,
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pero tamén sei, e esta
experiencia amósanolo,
experiencia amósanolo,
08:54
that we have the technology
and we have the capacity
and we have the capacity
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que temos a tecnoloxía
e temos a capacidade
e temos a capacidade
08:58
to win this thing,
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para gañar esta batalla,
08:59
to win this and have
the upper hand over viruses.
the upper hand over viruses.
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para gañar e ter vantaxe sobre os virus.
09:02
But we can only do it if we do it together
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Pero só poderemos facelo
se o facemos xuntos
se o facemos xuntos
09:05
and we do it with joy.
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e se o facemos con alegría.
09:06
So for Dr. Khan
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Así que polo Dr. Khan
09:08
and for all of those who sacrificed
their lives on the front lines
their lives on the front lines
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e por todos os que sacrificaron
as súas vidas nas trincheiras
as súas vidas nas trincheiras
09:12
in this fight with us always,
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desta loita con nós,
09:15
let us be in this fight with them always.
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estaremos ao seu lado
nesta loita, sempre.
nesta loita, sempre.
09:17
And let us not let the world be defined
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E non deixemos que o
mundo se defina
mundo se defina
09:19
by the destruction wrought by one virus,
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pola destrución forxada por un virus,
09:21
but illuminated by billions
of hearts and minds
of hearts and minds
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senón pola luz de millóns de
corazóns e mentes
corazóns e mentes
09:24
working in unity.
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traballando en conxunto.
09:25
Thank you.
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Grazas.
09:27
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Pardis Sabeti - Computational geneticistPardis Sabeti investigates the genomes of microbes, including the Ebola virus, to help understand how to slow them.
Why you should listen
Pardis Sabeti develops algorithms to detect the genetic signatures of adaption in humans and the microbial organisms that infect humans. Among her lab’s key research areas: examining the genetic factors that drive disease susceptibility to Ebola and Lassa hemorrhagic fever, and investigating the genomes of microbes, including Lassa virus, Ebola virus, Plasmodium falciparum malaria, Vibrio cholera and Mycobacterioum tuberculosis, to help find cures.
She's based at the Center for Systems Biology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard and the Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease at the Harvard School of Public Health. Sabeti is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and was named a Time magazine Person of the Year in 2014 as one of the Ebola fighters.Pardis Sabeti | Speaker | TED.com