Bonnie Bassler: The secret, social lives of bacteria

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. See this INTERVIEW with Bonnie Bassler, “the Bacteria Whisperer“ on the TED Blog: TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading