By 
Bethanie Edwards
 | 
TED Institute Talk

What a chemical language from the ocean could teach us about ourselves

Oceanographer Bethanie Edwards studies oxylipin -- a chemical "language" spoken by phytoplankton in the ocean and, amazingly, the immune cells in our bodies. By investigating how this language works, Edwards shows how we can gain a deeper understanding of the planet -- and ourselves.

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