To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language | Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi

TED Talks Daily
27. März 2019 12 min
To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language | Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi
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<p>Bacteria "talk" to each other, sending chemical information to coordinate attacks. What if we could listen to what they were saying? Nanophysicist Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi invented a tool to spy on bacterial chatter and translate their secret communication into human language. Her work could pave the way for early diagnosis of disease -- before we even get sick.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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