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	Podcast:		TED Talks Daily (HD video)
	Episode:		The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine \| Kathryn A. Whitehead
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:12:41
	Publish Date:		2021-08-05 14:40:43
	Description:		What if you were holding life-saving medicine ... but had no way to administer it? Zoom down to the nano level with engineer Kathryn A. Whitehead as she gives a breakdown of the little fatty balls (called lipid nanoparticles) perfectly designed to ferry cutting-edge medicines into your body's cells. Learn how her work is already powering mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines and forging the path for future therapies that could treat Ebola, HIV and even cancer.
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