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 thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on at Follow us on Twitter Checkout our Facebook page for TED exclusives