Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk"

About this film

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.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED, Talks, MacArthur grant, bacteria, biology, communication, disease, evolution, health, human origins, microbiology, science, technology, TED2009, 2009

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