under the microscope

Bacteria are talking.

“When bacteria infect a host, they don’t attack right away. They use their communication and counting abilities and wait until they are abundant enough to launch an attack that’s likely to succeed.” They practice ‘quorum sensing’ and therefore it’s possible […]

under the microscope

How bacteria ‘talk’. 

“Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria “talk” to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks.“ This is a TED talk with a transcript available for my fellow readers. | learn more