S’inspirer de la nature pour dépolluer | Leïla DRISSI KAÏTOUNI | TEDxClermont

The handicrafts in Fez, in Morocco, use industrial processes that generate considerable, non-degrading pollution. Recognizing this issue, Leïla has researched solutions suggested by nature to replace the polluting products. Her discovery: halophilic microorganisms. Leïla was born in 1990 and is passionate about literature to the point of imaging herself as a novelist. At high school, chemistry, and especially biology, opened the doors to an unexplored world where she could fully develop her interests. Leïla earned a Degree in Chemical Engineering before moving on to a Master in the Chemistry of Bioactive Molecules and, finally, a Ph.D. in Microbiology. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx