Tiny Conspiracies - Bonnie Bassler (Princeton/HHMI)

Did you know that bacteria can "speak" to each other and make decisions as a group? Dr. Bassler explains how bacteria use chemicals to communicate in a process called quorum sensing. By identifying these chemicals, scientists may be able to hamper, or improve, quorum sensing and generate new antibiotic or probiotic therapies.

Source: https://youtu.be/Ie4Y4CODDuo?si=Xy2Hw_AW9Cbs7m0p