Bonnie Bassler: The secret, social lives of bacteria

Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria “talk” to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry — and our understanding of ourselves.

See this INTERVIEW with Bonnie Bassler, “the Bacteria Whisperer” on the TED Blog:

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