Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago
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Somewhere in your body, your immune system just quietly killed one of your own cells, stopping it from becoming cancer, and saving your life. It does that all the time. The vast majority of cancer cells you develop will be killed without you ever noticing. Which is an incredibly hard job because of what cancer cells are: parts of yourself that start to behave as individuals even if it hurts you.
What is cancer and how does your body kill it all the time?
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the animation team really needs an applause
time to die
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@@eeHMFIC say clap clap
@@eeHMFIC I don’t care
I have a PhD in cancer research and this is the best ‘nut shell’ explanation and visualisation I have ever come across. Well done team!
I was originally going into cancer research but didn't because there are so many researchers on it so I instead am going for autoimmune disease research. I'm currently getting my PhD in microbiology, immunology and virology and hope to work at the CDC one day. I agree, this video was well done. Immunology is so fascinating and so complicated and they explained it so well and so simply.
@@hotpinkkt love seeing these comments.. good luck to all your future endeavors.. the human race is counting on you. :)
@@ihaveabacpac no we don't. We count on ecologist and economs, these two will just make people less dying and we will destroy planet.
Let’s hope you don’t get assassinated by the CIA yeah
Question for you then: can Natural Killer Cells and T Cells go rogue? Or is it that neither of them can undergo mitosis so it's not an issue?
Idk why but it really makes you appreciate your body even more. It's almost like your body is like your best friend or a wingman always got your back until it's overwhelmed
Billions of years of trial and error are fighting to keep you alive, and that's pretty cool.
Yet people took and governments pushed for a new type of untested vaccine for flu 😑
There's no duality here, you ARE your body. You've got your own back :)
Cancer is evolution mutation. We do bad to each other and evolve from bad. Body tries to adapt to the bad, but sometimes fail to survive doing so. I hope in near future people will start harvesting cancer in labs and use it for good things.
@Harper Moore they did develop with a cause yes but that doesn't need an intelligent designer. Evolution isn't an engineer working to make specific things it's just an accumulation of billions of years of little changes that happened to make a person.
As a cancer cell, thank you for explaining it much better than we can ever do!
Lol, I see what you did there.
@@holysong2099 i dont so can you pls explain
@@taehyungshandso many people claiming to be someone who already knew about the info in the vid and then just saying that the vid was good. I saw so many people start their comment on this video with “as a ______ myself…” or som like that
@@taehyungshands I guess he means that humans behave like cancer cells. Screw teamwork, I'll do and take what I want, when I want it.
You can only explain it once tho
I'm an immunologist and I've worked on immunotherapy research to fight cancer, I know all of this and yet I would've never presented it as well as you did, thank you for making knowledge accessible and fun whilst still being accurate enough! Love your channel.
Thanks for adding a stone to the foundations of knowledge!
Just wanted to pop in and say thank you for all you do, keep up the good fight.
@Don't Read My Profile Picture we won’t
@Omar I work in this field too and it is clearly very well presentation.
Thank you for all that you do Omar, it's front line warriors like yourself that are going to eventually turn the tide on cancer.
I've been fighting cancer for almost 5 years its been a struggle. I've done so much chemotherapy and it wasn't able to kill the cancer off. It came back after a year later, i fought it off 3 times. i recently went through surgery and with that its going away so i can finally say im done with cancer.😊
Congrats on defeating cancer
Congrats this comment is underated
I heard you beat cancer, you must be pretty strong btw congrats
I'm no doctor boo but I'm thinking it's not the cancer...its actually U
“I heard you were strong, you stand proud, you are healthy.”
The fact that in school I was almost falling asleep listening to the slides the teachers made about this, but when I watch this video I never even thought of clicking off and was interested the whole time. Massive round of applause to the animation team and the person who’s speaking.
Yeah this guy has 21M subs for a reason he’s cracked the formula for people with short attention spans
Is your teacher hot tho? If schools only hired hot teachers, we would've paid more attention. I definitely paid attention during Mrs. Momoko Russell's class
Words cant express my gratitude for igrotum. Its providing relief and healing during a challenging time.
It’s so tragic that just one failure to destroy a cancerous cell can lead to someone’s death.
It's more like a stacking combination of failures.
@@1urie1 But that's the first step
the worst part is that its slow, effectively turning the person's life into a pity show, and financial food for the big pharma
Yes, one unlucky wrong molecul is enough to end us.
Like they said, it has to do with erosion of DNA copy fidelity in many cases. The cell does a lot of self-corrective work, but that can only help so much. But when cancer appears, there are so many different kinds of treatments these days than there were back in the 1970's. There are so many different styles of chemo, some that even don't cause your hair to fall out! (I never knew just how much my hair was a part of my identity till it fell out. And how joyful I was when it came back!)
As a PhD student in Genetics, I knew most of the information in this video, but the way it is presented it is exceptionally good. First year undergrad students would understand more from this video than from a 2-hour lecture.
Prove it
@@mattiarubio3240 why would they have to do that? You don't have to believe it and whether that person is saying the truth or not, doesn't change the contents of the video
I am interested in genetics as a career, can i ask you what your job is like, how hard is it to get a phd in this area, and what country you work in?
Good explanation, I am a FOURTH GRADER. Yes, you heard(or saw) me right. FOURTH GRADER And guess what? I understood this video PERFECTLY
But the thing is, these videos are literally the peak of teaching, entertaining, well nade and fact checked, the amount of labour and money these cost is alot. Its not exactly and easier way
If you think you are alone, remember there is always someone who fights for you
I really appreciate how you've taken constructive criticism to heart. Instead of being really defensive you guys have taken the people calling you "propaganda" and used their feedback to grow.
Oh I remember that debacle that's occured a while back wdym grow tho? by showing their sponsors more clearly or?
As a natural killer cell, thank you so much for the positive representation in this video!
True, natural killer cells are so often misrepresented by mass media, no wonder people have prejudices. We need more natural killer cell representation!!!
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No need to thank me
omg me cancer cell plz dont kill me
Basically the inquisition in W40K...😅
As a T-cell, thanks a bunch for bringing such recognition to my colleague. It was well deserved. We work hard everyday killing to stay alive.
As a white blood cell me and you brother we shall fight the bacteria and viruses.
@@Ghanatheball bigger than black and white👏👏👏
as a lyssa virus, 1v1?
I've found a cure for lung cancer
@@UCp3-PsDaol1fgHiATLZUxSQ I'm a nerve cell, so please don't look at me :O
I can’t express how amazing this channel is. It deserves its own TV show on streaming services
I have always been really scared of getting cancer ever since I first learned it was a thing as very young child. This video was very interesting and educational, and now I’m not as scared anymore. Thank you :)
The level of mind numbingly complex processes our bodies do to keep us alive at any given moment is just legendary
Biology: How complicated do you want your body? Human cells: Y E S
And then there’s my body attacking it’s own army 😂
Makes one feel less nihilistic
All hail evolution!
ive just been looking into autism and a whole list of other neurological / chromosonal disorders today, and wow. It's so complex.
Big round of applause to our immune systems for keeping us alive. I wouldn't have made it this far without you buddy.
Take care of your immune system, so it can take care of you! ❤❤
I love immume system
Your immune system is you! Thank yourself
The immune system is infinitely complex it seems sometimes
@@cliniclown8786 When we look to the distances of the sky we see a beautiful universe ripe for exploration and discovery, we look within ourselves and find an equally beautiful and complex world full of questions to be asked and answered. Given time these infinits may one day be tamed.
the animation team really needs an applause. It always amazed my mind how impossibly complex our immune system is..
I don't know why I just discovered your channel today. I love knowledge and I am always searching it out. Anyway, you guys rock and I am so excited to binge your channel today!! Thank you
This video really explains cancer well
Good advice for Cancer.
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Nice video
WAIT TIME BUCKS I HAVENT SEEN UR VIDS IN LIKE YEARS BRO
it's educational
I’m a Medical Lab Scientist and you just taught me a whole chapter of immunology as good as my professor did in under 9 minutes
The book is great! It's called Immune.
Regretting the degree yet?
@@pattyspanker8955 not really, would like to augment my degree with something related to programming. MLS jobs pay good but I feel like it would become obsolete 10 yrs from now.
@@projectmc15 Hey, I'm just a random person curious about your field. Why do you feel like it will become obsolete in 10 years? Do you mean automation or something?
@@Sarlat7 dropping a comment because I'm curious as well
Wow the concepts seeped in so well, love how the music also keep things hyped up, your work is truly appreciated !
You know i had cancer but it was Very aggressive the doctors wasnt sure i was gonna survive but i did and im very thankful thats it
As a forklift operator and warehouse associate i couldn’t have presented the topic on immunology this well! Great job team!
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It sounds like modern day feminist are cancer cell
You’re killing me lol
Kurzgesagt should be proud that the great and legendary forklift operator has decided to approve this video.
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Whenever you feel useless, remember that one white blood cell is fighting it's hardest for your life
Wait is our body a dictatorship And our t cells are the thought police And the cancer cells are rebellious anarchist?
Your comment put a smile on my face :)
That poor little guy, now I’m a burden to my cells and a burden to trillions more outside of my body, and he has to put up with that.
he can stop fighting
The problem is he fighting and me wasting his fight😂
Wow, the effort and dedication you guys put in these videos is just more than amazing. thank you so much. keep going.
My 14 years old boy is a huge fan of all your videos. He has leaned so much and he finds the Immune System amazing, your book is one of his favourites. We wanted to ask if you could make a video about ultra-processed food. We are hearing so much information about that but we know your videos are the best way to understand it. Thank you!
It always amazed my mind how impossibly complex our immune system is.
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Biological systems are an order of magnitude more complex than digital ones for now at least.
Well it doesn't do shit it killed my pancreas cells that produce insulin (type 1 diabetes) and i'm sick every day
It’s complex only relative to our ability to comprehend
Exactly! Yet people credit "evolution"
It is so great to see your channel grow and I was just a watcher since you had 1m subs. keep up the good work
unbelievably high quality, and even more unbelievable that it's ABSOLUTELY free, thank you so much :D - a broke but curious student
My dad's an Immunologist working on various cancers and while he explained most of this stuff to me many times over the years, the way you presented it was still a breath of fresh air
@Don’t read my profile picture don't worry I won't
@dontreadmyprofilepicture4804 I like you bro. You've earned my subscription!
My dad runs a lawn care company.
Is your dad's name Omar Abouelazz?
My dad went to the shop to buy cigarettes..
I couldn't help but imagine a movie or show where the main character is one of those classic rebel heroes, running from special agents and fighting to dismantle the system that forces everyone to do their assigned job and toe the line... Only to find out that our "hero" is a cancer cell, the "system" is a human body, and the "special agents" are T-cells from the immune system... Would really be a mind-bender! LOVED this episode!!
There is Cells at Work!
Really sounds like the matrix.
The MP will have to multiply a lot. That would be a lot of CGI or actors.
@@xmarkclx not necessarily… the main character could begin “freeing” other prisoners until he has an army. Close enough for creative license.
@@BlackGryph0n Sounds like the plot of the Matrix.
Thank you Kurzgesagt for reminding us the importance of our body. We always took them for granted, and really need to appreciate what was happening inside and learn better to take care of it.
I'm doing an MSc in cell and molecular biology and recently took a course in cancer biology. Safe to say, it's complicated, just like one's body is! There's so many proteins, signal molecules, epigenetic and microenvironmenal mechanisms, and more at play. Good job for condensing it, but leaving the essential; tumourigenesis!
The really impressive thing about this video is the EDITING. As a molecular biologist, I can only imagine how many drafts you went through to cut it down to 9 minutes. Much had to be left out, but you got the STORY bang on with enough detail to entice people to learn more. Bravo!
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I’m going into molecular biology. Any advice ?
@@user-gk5mt9ox5fmake sure to drink your toast
@@user-gk5mt9ox5feat your milk
GTA 7 should be inspired by our immune system
I really like the bunch of cancer related videos you guys have posted. Thank you .
Just amazing! Thanks for providing this much information in this super easy way. With this opportunity, I'm learning new things and exploring new concepts)
My father died through bowel cancer almost 10 years ago. He carried cancer with him for 4 and a half year before he collapsed. It's amazing how a young healthy body can resist to so many dangers but the biggest danger is always inside of us. I hope that in my life-time I will see how cancer dies out because far too many people on it.
my father also passed away recently by pancreatic cancer we found super late because it’s was so hidden.Up until 2 months ago he was looking healthier than ever seeing him fall to it so fast it is scary he was just over 47 and me 17
@@pngun9839I'm sorry for you loss
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As someone who's survived cancer at a young age, even after when you're in remission you feel so scared and hopeless. As if it's still looming over you, hearing the advancements were making in fighting cancer really makes me feel hopeful. I hope there will be a day where cancer is treated like the common cold, the hopelessness it causes is so unbearable.
@@magnumopus1628 you’ve got me interested in this idea. As much as scientists who love classification hate mushrooms, I agree that mushrooms are a gift from God, and I will be sure to spread awareness of this. (If I can hold onto this bit of knowledge, that is. My memory is absolutely SHIT! It sucks…) Edit: if you have any research to point to regarding mushrooms’ ability to restore memory-abilities, please, please PLEEEEASE send it my way. My wife and I would be forever in your debt. Oh, and you got yourself a subscriber, if only to have a tag on my account to associate with yours.
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@@calebowens1097 whatever you’re replying to is gone but the idea of mushrooms fighting cancer is great
...........A sumptuous summary... The choice of vocabulary and complementary animations Couldn't get any better. Loved the presentation from every aspect❤
The mentioning of Cancer coming from viruses like HPV is quite important because we have a vaccine for HPV. The cancers it causes are very uncommon in those who don't contract HPV, so the vaccine essentially serves as a vaccine against cancer. Incredible stuff!
Man as soon as he mentioned HPV I freaked out. I have a wart under my toe that went undetected for a while until now. I knew they were caused by viruses but I never knew they were a cancer. Thank god I discovered this video.
But vakzinez ar bad
@@funnymonkeycomment1172 you really should go to a doctor immediately! If it is cancer, you must get to it and try to treat it before it infects more parts of your body
@@funnymonkeycomment1172 HPV you find on your hands an feet aren't the ones you need to worry about.
Glad I opted to get it when I was in the military. Had no clue about that benefit, I just like free stuff.
As an early cancer researcher, I loved this video! Just being able to watch something you already know put into such good words is just as entertaining. I would love to see future videos on the complexity that the tumour microenvironment brings to this :).
Tumor Microenvironment video is already in the works!
New video confirmed!!!
@@kurzgesagt :D
@Don’t read my profile picture shut up bot
@@kurzgesagt I’m not watching this, very disappointed the largest informative channel on KZhead is being sponsored by an evil sociopath
your video delves into the fascinating world of cancer and the relentless work of our immune system in combating it. It highlights the incredible ability of our body's defenses to recognize and eliminate cancer cells, providing valuable insights into the ongoing battle within us to maintain our health and well-being.
this video's animation goes so hard man appreciate you guys
As a medical student, the human body never ceases to amaze me. Everyday, I learn something new about the human body that blows my mind. It feels like our bodies are an entire universe.
same, that's why I love learning medicine
@@chad_sanatani_beep boop
@@ceballos-exe eh mull over it
I read that as medieval student as was amazed and confused.
@@chad_sanatani_ we do not care
I'm a doctor. I wish this video existed when I was learning about cancer in med school. Great way to start explaining it. Two thumbs up to the animators, the researchers and the teachers among you that translated it all for us
*You can appreciate the video without lying dude*
This is far from what you need to know in med school.. Far from it. This is what you can read on the first page of a 100 page chapter
@@thegahd well, they do say "great way to start explaining it" aka the first page
More proof that you can post the most innocuous thing ever, and shitheads will still reply regardless. Lol.
@@PineappleOnPizza69 - Oh, come on. Assume no harm.
Something about how they made this makes it so entertaining, the animation and the easy to understand information was so good.
i sincerely thank you! my 10yo daughter love your animation and explanation so much she will share with me each content everytime, that just proves your explanation is so clear and easy to understand. again thank you so much. 🙇🏼♀️🙇🏼♀️🫰🏻🫰🏻
As someone who has cancer, I'm grateful that this video was made. It seems like, even with awareness campaigns, many don't have enough information on what cancer is. Looking forward to Part 2! Thank you very much!
@@plopsan Annual blood tests are good at finding cancers. Additionally, do frequent checkups for specific cancer types, like breast cancer (if you're a woman), prostate cancer etc. according to what is recommended for you.
@@Omega3131 I'm going to point out that while yes, breast cancer is common in women, it also happens in men, too.
@Corey Brennan I hope you get better
Good luck!
Stay strong!
As an individual who took AP Biology a few years ago in high school, this video better explained the concept of cancer in 10 minutes than that class did in 2 weeks 💀
As a person who's studying biology at college, this video explained the concept of cancer in 10 minutes better than any professor ever could 💀
@@farhanvalummel7258 As an engineer who already finished university, this video gave an amazing overview of cancer, but teaches you nothing substantial enough to actually start doing cancer research. Thing is.... These scienc-y youtube videos and lectures in educational institutions do two entirely different things. One gives you a rough idea of what a topic is about in a fun way to get you interested and raise awareness. The other teaches you the nitty gritty details of a topic so you can actually become an active contributor in that field. You won't become a cancer researcher by watching 5 youtube videos I'm afraid.
@@HuyV Thank you, Captain Obvious
My AP bio test was yesterday
bro really thought he was the only one in AP bio
Thank you Kurzgesagt for these immune system vids. They help me understand my immunology course much better.
Wow, short and sweet. Very informative. Love your work.
I always thought cancer was an impossible problem to solve because its virtually untraceable. I had no idea the human body had so many ways to detect them, and that there was a chance we could find a way to prevent it entirely. Outstanding!
there is no chance to prevent it entirely. It is a biproduct of mutations, which are responsible for natural evolution, a never-ending process. Hence cancer will always be a factor as long as we are in some form of a biological body. We can only find better ways to combat it in less generally destructive ways for the body and we might get to a point where we can treat basically any form of cancer, but prevention is simply impossible.
No that would be the CIA n big pharma lol
As it was explained in the video, its an arms race. So I guess we better find a way to arm ourselves better.
All it takes is for one cell to go haywire
what if stopping cancer means stopping evolution of a human being and it will harm more in the long run?
I'd love to see a video on Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. To me, those are way scarier than any cancer. I'd rather die from the inside out than slowly lose my memories and end up dying without having a "lived" a day in my life. If I am going to die a slow and painful death, I'd rather be able to cherish my memories and the loved ones around me...
Amen to that.
Exactly. This is the thing people seem to fail to understand about those diseases. Imagine you're in your 20's or whatever, chillin, and you wake up the next day and you're 88. Something like that.
My grandma passed away few months ago with advanced alzheimer. People often forget that this mental illness isnt just losing memories. After you lose the memories (or they get so scrambled you dont know whats real anymore), then it begins a slow descent into nothingness, where you cant eat, drink or go to the bathroom without help or even talk to your loved ones, then, after severall years being carried, fed and wiped by others, your body turns off and you die painfully (cause you dont have voice to shout your pains to others). Yeah, its way scarier. Take care of your health folks.
Same! When my Aunt got Alzheimer's, it was so heartbreaking! No one deserves to have their memories stripped away against their will. After a certain point, who they were is effectively already dead.
Same
This explains itnso well! As always. Well done 👍
Our immune system presented and explained in this way gives me back that amazement and wondrous feeling of when I was a kid experiencing something new
Way to go, body! Keep it up 👍
You didn’t even watch the video lmao it was released 2 min ago
@@bankio1883 no shit
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@@bankio1883 bro just needed to be early 💀
I fought cancer for two years. Thanks to modern advancements in cancer research my treatment was very effective and much less damaging then it could have been. I was lucky enough to have a treatable cancer, and it was hard watching others around me at the cancer center lose to untreatable cancers. I look forward to treatments continuing to improve for all kinds of cancer.
have you tried eating a flint stone gummy
@@evlogan6543 bruh
I bet the cancer died screaming from that royal ass whipping it received. It’s good to hear a happy ending in the world of cancer, thanks for sharing.
@@magnumopus1628 There are no proven health benefits for Reishi my man. Stop trying to up the market price for something only useful for making bitter tasting tea
@@magnumopus1628damn…
At 6:07 i loved when they showed 'whole library of proteins' each protein having their own illustration. Such attention to detail.
i can clearly understand this video even though i’m still not fluent in English. Thanks your team for that hard work and very useful and simplified content!
As a pediatric oncologist, I really appreciate how this is presented. It’ll be a good resource for our more curious families. Thank you!
At first take I read "As a pedantic oncologist", and I was like if he's that self aware he can't be that pedantic 😂 On the second take I read it correctly and my heart sank a little. Thank you for the work you and your peers do every day, I bet it's not easy.
Noted: Dr. Mario is a pediatrician.
As a alumni of the pediatric oncology division of CHOP *I appreciate you*
Damn hey Doctor Mario
@@magtovi True, it’s tough sometimes, but the kids make it all worth it. The support from our communities is also incredible, we couldn’t do it without y’all. 😊
I'm a pathologist and I'm still fascinated by cancer and our defenses against it. I hope Kurzgesagt will make a video on DNA repair (another highly fascinating subject of how good our cells are at it)
agreed
it would be nice if next biology topic would be the opposite of cancers, the autoimmune disease like lupus where your immune system kills you
You can probably help them make a video as such if you're a qualified pathologist.
@@ArtflPhenix Autoimmune systems need better advertising, few videos from a channel this size would be nice. Saw someone's life completely fall apart until he died because of this, it can be a slow burn.
@@starlight1697 I'm not, used to be a pharmacy student though but I'm very bad so i have to change careers. I only know this because one of our presidents/dictator died from this and currently a famous actress in my country has this too, she is still alive for now (coincidentally the actress's father is also the dictator's rival)
I can't imagine smoking or eating trash all day anymore - what a cruel slap in the face to your body that works so hard to keep you healthy and alive ):
Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” _ Matthew 8:7 “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” _ John 14:13-17 But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all, _ Matthew 12:15 When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick. _ Matthew 14:14 and they implored Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were cured. _ Matthew 14:36 And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them. _ Matthew 15:30 And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. _ Matthew 21:14
one of the best episodes so far! I always live to see you guys explore the immune system it always facinattes me!
I am a scientist and I am genuinely impressed by how well you have presented this topic. It is both in depth enough that people will find it interesting and not so dense that it will confuse the average person! Well done Kurzgesagt!
Can you make cure for cancer
My mother currently has cancer on her brain, and while most of it was thankfully removed, there still needs to be treatment done to remove the rest. This video was very encouraging, in a weird little way. Thanks, Kurzgesagt!
@@magnumopus1628 nobody wants your misinformation snake oil crap
Good luck on your mother, may the best happen furthermore in your life!
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Pray your mum continues to win the battle
Amazing video. Great job to the animation team. Could you please make more videos like this one
I'm a colon cancer survivor. This was the best video I've seen on this topic!
What are the treatments you used?
Wow, as someone who's been in engineering and math for many years now, I often forget how meticulous and robust the design of our own bodies are. What a wonderful way to approach this topic without any prerequisites required as a viewer.
Yeah, same! I've been passionate about math all my life, and about CS since 10 years old. I majored in both, but near the end I had to do a ton of research about my medical issues (self-diagnosed a CYP2D6 mutation correctly), and I fell in love with biology. I decided to tack on a biology minor, and I'm hoping I can work in bioinformatics or computational biology. I love both CS and math (and want to have hobbies involving both), but the complexity of biology makes all of Google's code combined look like Fizzbuzz. Anyway, it's amazing looking down at the sack of meat that supports my brain and just realizing how incredibly complicated it is. 250+ million of my cells died in the time it took me to type this comment.
@@bane2201 You know, a CS major it made me appreciate the complexities of our body and brain even more. Edit: Oh I also got a major in psych for fun lol. That added even more to my appreciation.
@@bane2201 thats one of the things i like about CS, it basically allows you to work in nearly every field out there
why the need of flexing you're a math-ish person 🥱🙄 Wants some cookie?
@@bane2201 Computational biology is fun, but I really love Molecular Biology -- how do these nano-scale biological machines work at the molecular level?
Let's give thanks to our Natural Killer Cells for protecting from us from cancer ❤
-unless of course you are one of the few people whom’s immune system actively tries to kill you.
@@vladimirglutentag1469 autoimmune disease?
Well i mean thats their purpose if they aint doing that then they dont matter
@@vladimirglutentag1469 yep, can't have life without death
Yea!
These vids have given me so much more comprehension of cells and microorganisms. I hope one day you cover computers in the same way to show how electrons moving can make games happen, step by step. I think this channel makes it so easy to understand for visual learners and the style makes it all easy to focus on, so ye, a deep dive breakdown of computers would really help me get from knowing a bunch of facts to comprehending the system as a whole
You know, these videos do really make me realise how complex the human body is. I already know about most of this but.. It never really clicks that "That's me too."
I held my grandfathers hand yesterday as he died from cancer after fighting it for over a year. The timing of this video is just.. damn
So very sorry for your loss, friend. May your grandfather’s memory be eternal.
Sorry for your lose friend.
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Damn, bruh that's so sad. May he rest in peace ✌️
Dont worry, in the next life you will meet him again.
Idk why I teared up watching this, our bodies are so metal ✨ I have cancer survivors in my family and hope we win against it fully ASAP.
I thought I was only one getting tears..
@@praveenranjanlal3839 nope.
How lucky...
Wish you fast recovery and strong health 👍
Tell them to eat 10 apricot dry seeds per day
Well my body is fighting nero blastoma ( a form of cancer ) currently i was just diagnosed with it in december 2023 this helped me understand it much more thanks!😊
LOVE watching you vids!! I’ve watched you for many years now and your vids have sparked such a love for learning new things ❤ keep making videos, never stop
As an immunologist/microbiologist, you explained this so well. My prof said most cancer is caused by viruses actually because viruses turn off tumor-suppressing genes (p53). MHII molecules are cool as well but that's more of your adaptive immune response whereas MH1 molecules are innate as you described.
It's actually kind of strange how immunologists chose to name those two structures so similarly (MH1 and MH2), when they are actually so _dissimilar_ in scope and job. I understand the similarity in function that led scientists to naming them like that, but I think it was a mistake that made things more confusing to those trying to learn more about this field (among many other strange and unintuitive naming decisions)
@@Narrator007 welcome to immunology
That's why it's so important not to eat while you're sick with a virus
@@deepfakescoverychannel6710we should fast 20 hours a day every day, since we don't always know when we have a virus in our system.
@@deepfakescoverychannel6710wait I don’t get it why would we do that
I've lost my mom to a cardia cancer, which in fact were the damn 3rd and last cancer she had to fight against (prior to this she had thyroid and bone cancer, one independent of the other). From discovering the cancer to she passing away its only been 6 weeks. I really hope that one day we get rid of this disease once and for all.
Sadly cancer is a malfunction of the cells, result of many different types of causes. Even if one day we found a treatment that can work for Cancer A, Cancer B might still survive treatment, so on and so forth
@@Junispro31well one theory is using viruses to kill cancer cells wether it works or not who knows
Lost my mom 1 year ago to it. I'm sorry for your loss.
I love this series. I got the IMMUNE and it has me engulfed.
This is easily the best channel on KZhead in terms of content and production. Sometimes I can't believe that watching it is free.
Well sometimes they do alot propaganda
They survive from things like donations and people buying merch. Honestly, I do love this channel. I'm going to take a look at what is for sale
I am a mechanic and I've never worked on immunotherapy research to fight cancer, I don't know all of this and I would've never presented it as well as you did, thank you for making knowledge accessible and fun whilst still being accurate enough! Love your channel.
I was looking for this comment xD
Lmao
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the fact that ur comments is precisely below the original one, makes it funnier lol
For anyone who survived cancer, youre a champ, congratulation. For anyone who still fighting it, youre a champ too, dont ever think to give up. And for anyone who become martyr, youre also a champ. You fought really well, you no longer feel pain, and you finally gain a true victory with God up there
Props to you!
love this comment
Thank you
bro who died and reading this
What if you are a politician?
Thankyou for this complex but made easy to understand exmplanation! The animation also represents very nicely ❤
THIS IS AMAZING CONTENT !! THANK YOU
Pharmacist here, yall absolutely nailed this. you just explained doctoral level cellular biology and immunology at an extremely digestible level in less than 10 minutes.
This is in no way doctoral level. It's the common "has to know" things in a bachelor Immunology class
@@frederiktolberg8002 Elaborate what necessary doctoral level is missing then that would have made this more "complete" to understand... I understand it is indeed more complicated than this, but not much conceptually.
Thankyou 😊😊😊
@@xidjazulix There is almost no information on molecular interactions or pathways, nor any information on the many subsets of immune cells involved in cancer-fighting. It is a nice brief overview, not a detailed description.
@@frederiktolberg8002 I mean having had a bachelors in biology and chemistry, and immunology at the doctoral level, yes they could have gotten more nuanced with the pathways involved, but they discussed doctoral level concepts in a way that didnt require doctoral understanding to digest and comprehend
A moment of silence for all the people who are fighting cancer today❤️
A moment for cheer mate not silence. They are fighting it and most WILL win it, the brave people!
Technically we all are, all the time.
@@carlosfer2201 exactly
@@hitmanabhi007 My mom was brave and still lost. That's a poor statement.
@@andrewb5894 im sorry for your loss
Mad respect and kudos to my cells.
I appreciate your work guys❤
Anyone else feels proud of their own cells after watching these? Nature really does come up with the most complex yet fascinating ways of survival.
You ARE the cells bro
The irony is that cancer is also natural selection. In this case, it's a cell that escaped the body's defensive processes.
All it takes is one mistake and you can kiss your entire existence goodbye. Good luck.
@@SubSilence Ya sure it does take only one mistake, but your body comes up with ways to correct millions of mistakes. I was just appreciating this... Life can endure so much before ending Also it perhaps only took one "mistake" for apes to evolute into humans.
@@SubSilence did you even watch the video? our body has so much redundancy so prevent single mistakes from ruining us. don't be dense
As a molecular cell biologist, this is impressive! Could never have conveyed this subject in such an elegant and precise matter, good job!
dont discredit yourself, remember theyre a large team working together for months at a time.
Incredible work!!
when he said "something ancient, something new"I thought he was finna say "something borrowed, something blue"
When I was a children, I lost my mother from cancer. It's very precious for me to understand this thing and seeing the potentiel futur cures at the end make me incredibly hopefull. Thank you for all of this
I'm sorry
I’m sorry for your loss 😢
Me too bud. I feel your pain.
I've been a fan of your channel for years. Thank you for being such an immune system enthusiast. Years ago, I wondered "Why do we get HIV if we have an immune system?" And I started researching, and found your videos. Ever since, I can't stop reading about everything. Of course, I bought your book too! Thank you for giving me something amazing and complex to hyperfixate on. Truly.
I learnt a lot about cancer thank you so much
هذا خلق الله ؛ سبحانك ربي لا اله إلا انت ؛ اللهم ادم علينا كل نعمة نعرف قيمتها و لا نعرف قيمتها يا رب العالمين ❤
Hi
Damn, my body really started its own civil war
The civil body
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LMAO
I mean hey, it is fighting against something evil so yeah, I allow it.
damn bro
I never thought cancer would affect me personally, after all I'm only 25 years old! But I was diagnosed with cancer in December, it was very sudden and shocking. No-one is safe from this, it can affect anyone on the planet, and it happens very quickly. Thank you for making this video, it's incredibly informative and helpful, I'm looking forward to the next one! I've been subscribed to this channel for several years now, and this is actually the only channel I've ever bought merch from too lol. I really appreciate that you put so much work into everything you do, and I love that you cite so many sources and references too! Keep up the amazing work!
Wishing you the best!! 🤞🤞
Same, I made it to 28 before my diagnosis in 2020 and the only instance I had with it was a few months scare with my grandfather years before. I still have days I don't believe it's real and I'm experiencing impostor syndrome from it. Wishing you all the best and I hope your journey is going well! 💜💙💚
I found out I had cancer in 2021, when I was 25 and now I'm one of those lucky that can say it's over. Sometimes I still think it was all a dream. It's true and you have to battle it everyday in every moment. Never give up because that's the best thing you can do for yourself (and also trust completely your doctors). And let your relatives and friends shows what they feel for you, don't create distance from them. You need every kind of support and you have to accept it. You can do it
All the best! Hope you can fight it off for good
Eat 10 apricot dry seeds per day