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Posted by Jason on November 12, 2013 at 19:30:42:
..So much wackiness in the air ~ Nik we miss you! meanwhile, check this out
BORON SELF OTHER... Bonnie Bassler ~ (Princeton)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Bassler PROFESSOR IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY :
her research lab homepage at Princeton
http://molbio.princeton.edu/faculty/molbio-faculty/31-bassler
Bonnie Bassler: // TEDtalks, 2009
watch / 18 minutes:
http://www.ted.com/talks/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicate.html
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. Bonnie Bassler studies how bacteria can communicate with one another, through chemical signals, to act as a unit.
Her work could pave the way for new, more potent medicine. ..And NOW here are two superb longer talks, with much more detail {WoW!}: Part 1: Bacterial Communication via Quorum Sensing // 55 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saWSxLU0ME8 Part 2: Vibrio Cholerae Quorum Sensing and Novel Antibiotics // 20 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-CkqIePaqI Note: you can download also download the YouTube videos in several formats for viewing offline, here:
http://ibioseminars.hhmi.org/lectures/chemicalbiologybiophysics/besslar.html http://ibioseminars.hhmi.org/lectures... Bacteria, primitive single-celled organisms, communicate with chemical languages that allow them to synchronize their behavior and thereby act as enormous multi-cellular organisms. This process is called quorum sensing and it enables bacteria to successfully infect and cause disease in plants, animals, and humans. Investigations of the molecular mechanisms underlying quorum sensing are leading to the development of novel strategies to interfere with quorum sensing. These strategies form the basis of new therapies to be used as antibiotics. See more at http://www.ibioseminars.org enjoy,
~jason
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