# How bacteria "talk"

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Bonnie Bassler
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/bonnie_bassler_how_bacteria_talk)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How bacteria "talk"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/bonnie_bassler_how_bacteria_talk/60ed5004d352), 18 min (TED's player)