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

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.

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To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi is an episode from TEDTalks علوم و طب by TED.

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This episode was published on Mar 27, 2019.

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