TNQ Distinguished Lectures
Quorum Sensing: Rediscovering the Rules of Bacterial Life featuring Professor Bonnie Bassler
In this episode of TNQ Distinguished Lectures, Professor Bonnie Bassler, a molecular biologist and Wolf Prize and Canada Gairdner Award Laureate, talks about her work in quorum sensing – a process of cell-to-cell communication in bacteria. We learn about how she was part of the revolutionary discovery of quorum sensing that challenged the 500-year-old dogma that bacteria are simple, solitary creatures, and how her work can potentially lead to new treatments for bacterial infections and novel ways to control harmful bacteria.
Joining her in conversation is Ramaseshan Ramachandran, well-known science journalist and former science correspondent for The Hindu newspaper and Frontline Magazine.
CREDITS
Host: Dr Ramaseshan Ramachandran
Guest: Professor Bonnie Bassler
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