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Clips from Pure Genius - Hero Worship (S01E01)

And your work in neuromodulation implants deserves recognition.

"And your work in neuromodulation implants deserves recognition."

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I believe that we have a meeting.

"I believe that we have a meeting."

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- Good morning. - Morning.

"- Good morning. - Morning."

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This is Claudia Guerrero.

"This is Claudia Guerrero."

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A 38-year-old local resident.

"A 38-year-old local resident."

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Four years ago, she was diagnosed

"Four years ago, she was diagnosed"

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with stage III lung carcinoma.

"with stage III lung carcinoma."

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She underwent a lobectomy,

"She underwent a lobectomy,"

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followed by chemotherapy and radiation.

"followed by chemotherapy and radiation."

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She has been in remission ever since.

"She has been in remission ever since."

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It says in her chart she collapsed while gardening.

"It says in her chart she collapsed while gardening."

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Are we looking at a recurrence of the cancer?

"Are we looking at a recurrence of the cancer?"

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Unfortunately, it is much worse.

"Unfortunately, it is much worse."

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STRAUSS: Hmm.

"STRAUSS: Hmm."

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Guessing by the reaction of the physicians in the room,

"Guessing by the reaction of the physicians in the room,"

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this is as bad as it looks.

"this is as bad as it looks."

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She has vanishing lung syndrome.

"She has vanishing lung syndrome."

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And that's as bad as it sounds?

"And that's as bad as it sounds?"

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It's a very rare progressive disorder

"It's a very rare progressive disorder"

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that destroys the internal structure of the lungs.

"that destroys the internal structure of the lungs."

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It's basically a hyper aggressive form of emphysema.

"It's basically a hyper aggressive form of emphysema."

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Her previous cancer status makes her ineligible

"Her previous cancer status makes her ineligible"

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for the donor list.

"for the donor list."

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Judging from the size

"Judging from the size"

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she only has a few weeks left.

"she only has a few weeks left."

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Isn't there a mechanical breathing device we can put her on?

"Isn't there a mechanical breathing device we can put her on?"

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Well, there's the ECMO, but that machine

"Well, there's the ECMO, but that machine"

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is only meant to keep transplant patients alive

"is only meant to keep transplant patients alive"

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awaiting surgery.

"awaiting surgery."

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I'm sorry, Doctor, we... don't have a move here.

"I'm sorry, Doctor, we... don't have a move here."

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I respectfully disagree.

"I respectfully disagree."

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Angie has been developing

"Angie has been developing"

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a mechanical alternative for patients

"a mechanical alternative for patients"

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unable to qualify for transplants.

"unable to qualify for transplants."

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A synthetic lung.

"A synthetic lung."

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I hate to be the Debbie Downer here,

"I hate to be the Debbie Downer here,"

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but I'm nowhere near a working prototype.

"but I'm nowhere near a working prototype."

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I'm still trying to get the tech to work for long-term use,

"I'm still trying to get the tech to work for long-term use,"

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and I don't have anything close to a stable

"and I don't have anything close to a stable"

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power source to even run the thing yet.

"power source to even run the thing yet."

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Her own heart could act as a natural motor.

"Her own heart could act as a natural motor."

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We can theoretically attach the synth lung

"We can theoretically attach the synth lung"

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to her pulmonary artery.

"to her pulmonary artery."

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And divert the oxygen-depleted blood

"And divert the oxygen-depleted blood"

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through the artificial lung,

"through the artificial lung,"

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just like the organic one.

"just like the organic one."

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No motors to fail.

"No motors to fail."

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No batteries to recharge.

"No batteries to recharge."

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The engineering problems are...

"The engineering problems are..."

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Why don't you guys work together on this?

"Why don't you guys work together on this?"

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You got your groove already.

"You got your groove already."

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Oh, my God. My headache's gone.

"Oh, my God. My headache's gone."

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Yes!

"Yes!"

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Evan sustained a Gustilo type II

"Evan sustained a Gustilo type II"

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$compound fracture of the tibia nearly two years ago.$

"compound fracture of the tibia nearly two years ago."

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It was during a middle school track meet.

"It was during a middle school track meet."

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Number one in his entire school.

"Number one in his entire school."

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And nothing can stop him from working that into the conversation.

"And nothing can stop him from working that into the conversation."

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Looking at your scans, it appears that your bones

"Looking at your scans, it appears that your bones"

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have healed well. Have you noticed any improvements

"have healed well. Have you noticed any improvements"

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since they've healed?

"since they've healed?"

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No. Not really.

"No. Not really."

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No one's figured it out yet.

"No one's figured it out yet."

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None of the doctors we've seen can explain why he can't walk.

"None of the doctors we've seen can explain why he can't walk."

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Yeah. And every one of them just throws their hands up

"Yeah. And every one of them just throws their hands up"

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and ships us off to the next doctor, the next hospital.

"and ships us off to the next doctor, the next hospital."

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They keep saying, “We can't find anything wrong with him.”

"They keep saying, “We can't find anything wrong with him.”"

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Well, we are going to find you

"Well, we are going to find you"

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some answers, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman.

"some answers, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman."

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CLAUDIA: Vanishing lung syndrome.

"CLAUDIA: Vanishing lung syndrome."

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Wow. (chuckles) You guys really need to work on that name.

"Wow. (chuckles) You guys really need to work on that name."

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Sounds like the world's worst magic trick.

"Sounds like the world's worst magic trick."

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We are so sorry, Ms. Guerrero.

"We are so sorry, Ms. Guerrero."

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It's okay,

"It's okay,"

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I've gotten used to hearing bad news. First, lung cancer,

"I've gotten used to hearing bad news. First, lung cancer,"

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even though I've never smoked a day in my life.

"even though I've never smoked a day in my life."

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Thought it couldn't get any worse than that.

"Thought it couldn't get any worse than that."

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Until I found out that my husband was cheating on me

"Until I found out that my husband was cheating on me"

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while I was at chemo. (chuckles)

"while I was at chemo. (chuckles)"

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Real Prince Charming, that one. So, yeah.

"Real Prince Charming, that one. So, yeah."

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I could go dark about it, but what good is it gonna do me?

"I could go dark about it, but what good is it gonna do me?"

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Or anyone else.

"Or anyone else."

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I say, here I am, Bunker Hill Hospital, best of the best.

"I say, here I am, Bunker Hill Hospital, best of the best."

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If I've got any shot at all,

"If I've got any shot at all,"

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I'm where I need to be.

"I'm where I need to be."

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Well, we are going to do everything humanly possible

"Well, we are going to do everything humanly possible"

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- to help you. - BELL: Hello, Claudia!

"- to help you. - BELL: Hello, Claudia!"

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May I call you Claudia? I'm James Bell.

"May I call you Claudia? I'm James Bell."

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Been perusing your medical history.

"Been perusing your medical history."

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I have a couple follow-up questions.

"I have a couple follow-up questions."

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Have you ever had a career working with heavy metals?

"Have you ever had a career working with heavy metals?"

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- Metals? Um... - Mm.

"- Metals? Um... - Mm."

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I'll mark that as a no. You ever spend extended periods

"I'll mark that as a no. You ever spend extended periods"

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of time in China or Pakistan?

"of time in China or Pakistan?"

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No. I've never been to either.

"No. I've never been to either."

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- BELL: Ever drive an 18-wheeler? - CLAUDIA: Also no.

"- BELL: Ever drive an 18-wheeler? - CLAUDIA: Also no."

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You did? Bingo. And that's the address we have here?

"You did? Bingo. And that's the address we have here?"

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The one on Highland Drive?

"The one on Highland Drive?"

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Uh, yeah.

"Uh, yeah."

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That helps tremendously.

"That helps tremendously."

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BELL: W, can I talk to you for a second?

"BELL: W, can I talk to you for a second?"

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Excuse us, Ms. Guerrero.

"Excuse us, Ms. Guerrero."

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We're, uh, leaving you in the best of hands

"We're, uh, leaving you in the best of hands"

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with Dr. Channarayapatra.

"with Dr. Channarayapatra."

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The best.

"The best."

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Got to wondering, how does a payroll clerk

"Got to wondering, how does a payroll clerk"

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from Silicon Valley contract a rare disease like VLS

"from Silicon Valley contract a rare disease like VLS"

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without any family history or DNA markers?

"without any family history or DNA markers?"

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It must be an environmental contamination.

"It must be an environmental contamination."

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But what would cause VLS here in Silicon Valley?

"But what would cause VLS here in Silicon Valley?"

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Well, before tech companies moved

"Well, before tech companies moved"

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their production facilities overseas,

"their production facilities overseas,"

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right here in town.

"right here in town."

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And they often used materials that are now

"And they often used materials that are now"

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Then, when the tech boom really took off,

"Then, when the tech boom really took off,"

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low-income residents like Claudia were moved

"low-income residents like Claudia were moved"

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into new housing projects,

"into new housing projects,"

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some of which were built on the same sites

"some of which were built on the same sites"

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as those old factories.

"as those old factories."

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But if your theory's correct and it is industrial contamination,

"But if your theory's correct and it is industrial contamination,"

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