HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/2000"Goodafternoon.HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/4000"There'samedicalrevolutionhappeningallaroundus,HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/7000"andit'sonethat'sgoingtohelpusconquerHYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/9000"someofsociety'smostdreadedconditions,HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/11000"includingcancer.HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/13000"Therevolutioniscalledangiogenesis,HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/16000"andit'sbasedontheprocessHYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/18000"thatourbodiesusetogrowbloodvessels.HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/21000"Sowhyshouldwecareaboutbloodvessels?HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/23000"Well,thehumanbodyisliterallypackedwiththem:HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/26000"60,000milesworthinatypicaladult.HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/29000"Endtoend,thatwouldformalineHYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/31000"thatwouldcircletheearthtwice.HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/34000"Thesmallestbloodvesselsarecalledcapillaries;HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/37000"we'vegot19billionoftheminourbodies.HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/40000"Andthesearethevesselsoflife,and,HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/43000"asI'llshowyou,HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/45000"theycanalsobethevesselsofdeath.HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/48000"NowtheremarkablethingaboutbloodvesselsHYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/50000"isthattheyhavethisabilityHYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/52000"toadapttowhateverenvironmentthey'regrowingin.HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/54000"Forexample,inthelivertheyformchannelsHYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/56000"todetoxifytheblood;HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/58000"inthelungtheylineairsacsforgasexchange;HYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/61000"inmuscletheycorkscrewsothatmusclescancontractHYPERLINK"http://www.ted.com/talks/63000"withoutcuttingoffcirculation;HYPERLINK"htt