How bacteria "talk" - Bonnie Bassler
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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.
By learning more and more about bacteria, what kind of advances do you think will influence the medical fields?
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