This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014 TODAY’S TED TALK Joe Landolina: This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly 05:01 minutes · TEDGlobal 2014 Forget stitches -- there's a better way to close wounds. In this talk, TED Fellow Joe Landolina talks about his invention -- a medical gel that can instantly stop traumatic bleeding without the need to apply pressure. (Contains medical images.) Watch now » PLAYLIST OF THE DAY How does my brain work? How exactly does the brain -- a 3-pound snarl of nervous tissue -- create inspired inventions, the feeling of hunger, the experience of beauty, the sense of self? Researchers at the edge of science explain …Watch » 9 talks · Total run time 2:20:43