which superpower would you pick if you could choose only one x-ray vision
invisibility teleportation
invisibility teleportation have you considered regeneration animals
have you considered regeneration animals
have you considered regeneration animals can do it so why can’t humans or can we
can do it so why can’t humans or can we
can do it so why can’t humans or can we I’m Erica Bergman and we’re wired that
I’m Erica Bergman and we’re wired that
I’m Erica Bergman and we’re wired that way
every year deer shed their antlers which
every year deer shed their antlers which are made of bones skin and nerves and
are made of bones skin and nerves and
are made of bones skin and nerves and then grow them back again for rutting
then grow them back again for rutting
then grow them back again for rutting season some flatworms
season some flatworms
season some flatworms can grow an entire new body from one
can grow an entire new body from one
can grow an entire new body from one single cell one cell how does a tiny
single cell one cell how does a tiny
single cell one cell how does a tiny cell know how to make a whole flat warm
cell know how to make a whole flat warm
cell know how to make a whole flat warm body there’s a type of salamander the
body there’s a type of salamander the
body there’s a type of salamander the axolotl who can not only regrow its tail
axolotl who can not only regrow its tail
axolotl who can not only regrow its tail it can also recreate eyes its spinal
it can also recreate eyes its spinal
it can also recreate eyes its spinal cord and even parts of its brain its
cord and even parts of its brain its
cord and even parts of its brain its brain
brain
brain think about that for a moment that’s
think about that for a moment that’s
think about that for a moment that’s basically the best zombie apocalypse
basically the best zombie apocalypse
basically the best zombie apocalypse survival skill I can think of it’s cool
survival skill I can think of it’s cool
survival skill I can think of it’s cool I can make more right well not really
I can make more right well not really
I can make more right well not really but kids can do something like that did
but kids can do something like that did
but kids can do something like that did you know that if a child is a fingertip
you know that if a child is a fingertip
you know that if a child is a fingertip their body can replace it
their body can replace it
their body can replace it scientists believe that stem cells from
scientists believe that stem cells from
scientists believe that stem cells from the fingernail may pitch in to stimulate
the fingernail may pitch in to stimulate
the fingernail may pitch in to stimulate growth I chopped off a bit of mine with
growth I chopped off a bit of mine with
growth I chopped off a bit of mine with a hacksaw there’s no nerves left but my
a hacksaw there’s no nerves left but my
a hacksaw there’s no nerves left but my fingertip did come back so if I cube
fingertip did come back so if I cube
fingertip did come back so if I cube loses the tip of their finger it may
loses the tip of their finger it may
loses the tip of their finger it may grow out without a doctor’s help cool
but scientists think the reason our
but scientists think the reason our regenerative talents seem to stop there
regenerative talents seem to stop there
regenerative talents seem to stop there is because of evolution and natural
is because of evolution and natural
is because of evolution and natural selection regeneration can take a lot of
selection regeneration can take a lot of
selection regeneration can take a lot of time leaving the body exposed to
time leaving the body exposed to
time leaving the body exposed to infection blood loss or vulnerable
infection blood loss or vulnerable
infection blood loss or vulnerable predators healing is the quick fix your
predators healing is the quick fix your
predators healing is the quick fix your wound is rapidly closed off protecting
wound is rapidly closed off protecting
wound is rapidly closed off protecting our systems from greater threats and
our systems from greater threats and
our systems from greater threats and allowing us to move on some scientists
allowing us to move on some scientists
allowing us to move on some scientists think the reason we carry girl limbs
think the reason we carry girl limbs
think the reason we carry girl limbs like we regrow skin is not that we
like we regrow skin is not that we
like we regrow skin is not that we actually can’t but that we don’t we have
actually can’t but that we don’t we have
actually can’t but that we don’t we have the genes to do it they just don’t work
the genes to do it they just don’t work
the genes to do it they just don’t work the way they do in animals so if we can
the way they do in animals so if we can
the way they do in animals so if we can just find a way to switch back on those
just find a way to switch back on those
just find a way to switch back on those genes that lie dormant within
genes that lie dormant within
genes that lie dormant within maybe we can harness this ability
maybe we can harness this ability
maybe we can harness this ability imagine the possibilities if we could
imagine the possibilities if we could
imagine the possibilities if we could replace body parts that have failed us
replace body parts that have failed us
replace body parts that have failed us in some way just by throwing a new one
in some way just by throwing a new one
in some way just by throwing a new one our mechanical technology has developed
our mechanical technology has developed
our mechanical technology has developed some pretty fantastic prosthetic limbs
some pretty fantastic prosthetic limbs
some pretty fantastic prosthetic limbs and soon we’ll have prosthetics that
and soon we’ll have prosthetics that
and soon we’ll have prosthetics that patients can control using just their
patients can control using just their
patients can control using just their mind but there are bio printers like 3d
mind but there are bio printers like 3d
mind but there are bio printers like 3d printers but with biological materials
printers but with biological materials
printers but with biological materials that have already successfully printed
that have already successfully printed
that have already successfully printed skin that could be used for skin grafts
skin that could be used for skin grafts
skin that could be used for skin grafts imagine what it’ll be like when we
imagine what it’ll be like when we
imagine what it’ll be like when we figure out how to print replacement arm
figure out how to print replacement arm
figure out how to print replacement arm legs organs but even then we’d still
legs organs but even then we’d still
legs organs but even then we’d still need surgeries and they carry their own
need surgeries and they carry their own
need surgeries and they carry their own risks the ultimate advancement would be
risks the ultimate advancement would be
risks the ultimate advancement would be to find a way to get your body to custom
to find a way to get your body to custom
to find a way to get your body to custom make your own replacement parts designed
make your own replacement parts designed
make your own replacement parts designed for you by you and scientists are
for you by you and scientists are
for you by you and scientists are working on that right figuring out how
working on that right figuring out how
working on that right figuring out how to harness the bioelectric signals that
to harness the bioelectric signals that
to harness the bioelectric signals that tell ourselves when and what to grow if
tell ourselves when and what to grow if
tell ourselves when and what to grow if they can get a frog to grow six legs
they can get a frog to grow six legs
they can get a frog to grow six legs which they can eventually they should be
which they can eventually they should be
which they can eventually they should be able to get a human being to grow one or
able to get a human being to grow one or
able to get a human being to grow one or two all right and once we figure out how
two all right and once we figure out how
two all right and once we figure out how to control ourselves who knows how far
to control ourselves who knows how far
to control ourselves who knows how far we can go with that invisibility
we can go with that invisibility
we can go with that invisibility teleportation we are wired that way now
teleportation we are wired that way now
teleportation we are wired that way now we just have to figure out how to make
we just have to figure out how to make
we just have to figure out how to make it happen we want to know what you think
it happen we want to know what you think
it happen we want to know what you think sound off in the comments below
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