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"http://yt.cl.nr/xAQIvJ_QoIs" From within the depths of matter a tiny speck with an extraordinary structure and glorious equilibrium emerges: the atom. This tiny speck is the building block of everything in the universe, from giant stars to the proteins inside the cell. Everything in the universe, without exception, is made up of atoms. 

"It's the dream of kids all around the world to see giant beasts walk the Earth again. Could -- and should -- that dream be realized? Hendrik Poinar gives an informative talk on the next -- really -- big thing: The quest to engineer a creature that looks very much like our furry friend, the woolly mammoth. The first step, to sequence the woolly genome, is nearly complete. And it's huge. (Filmed at TEDxDeExtinction.)"