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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