TED talk on how bacteria communicate

[Guest guest]

With regard to bacteria resistant to anti-biotics, this seems to be maybe one

way they will deal with that.  This professor is a great speaker.  The problem

is bacteria evolve.  Those that aren't killed by the anti-biotic reproduce

others who won't be killed by the anti-biotic, and there comes a point that the

anti-biotic won't do the job.  

She says bacteria communicate--they have a " chemical " language, and one of the

things they are looking into is creating artificial bacteria that could be

injected that would " jam " that communication.  This would bypass the problem of

the evolutionary " survival of the fittest " bacteria problem.  Sounds neat.  Hope

it works.

http://www.ted.com/talks/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicate.html