Quorum Sensing / "one of the best science talks..."

[wooohooo]

If anybody is interested in how bacteria communicate

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/b...mmunicate.html

Pretty fascinating, learning this in my Micro class right now - but she just makes is a lot more interesting and at a much more simplistic level.

[Dan02]

hmmm that was pretty cool.

[Thor]

She's a cool lady, here's more from her on NOVA Science now:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3401/04.html

[Mike F]

If bacteria can communicate, I bet they're mostly making snarky comments about her skirt.

(Beyond that, great video. Fascinating stuff.)

[ricosuave]

great find, thanks!