TED talk: Bonnie Bassler: Discovering bacteria's amazing communication system
TED is running biologist Bonnie Bassler's TED talk about how 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."
Bonnie Bassler: Discovering bacteria's amazing communication system
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