Signal molecules
Investigating bacterial communication - for iPad/Mac/PC
English - April 28, 2010 02:49 - 6 minutes - 74.8 MB VideoCourses Education bacterium antibiotics erwinia genetic quorate molecule bioluminescence micro-organism signal molecule pathogen Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Quorum sensing is the process by which bacteria seem to communicate with each other and make decisions to behave en masse. The game of Risk as an analogue for the battles that go on within the body between pathogens and the body's defences