Bonnie Bassler on Talkative Bacteria and Eavesdropping Viruses

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Bonnie Bassler on Talkative Bacteria and Eavesdropping Viruses

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The molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler is deciphering the chemical languages that bacteria use to coordinate their assaults on a host. The post Bonnie Bassler on Talkative Bacteria and Eavesdropping Viruses first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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