Are We Curing Cancer Yet?

Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels, though graphene aerogels are now technically the lightest.

Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing exists in the form of trillions upon trillions of human, lab-grown cells called HeLa. But where did we get these cells?

How can we kick cancer’s butt? Hear Dr Cornelia Liu Trimble talk about creating novel immune therapies to treat cancer caused by the HPV virus. She discusses the difference between a "preventative" and "therapeutic" vaccine and explains how your own immune system can be used to target abnormal cells.