Bacteria mineralized the rocks; they deposited the iron. They made the geology we see. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumdepositgeology Change image and share on social
My bacteria glow in the dark - no human being doesn't like that. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumdarkglow Change image and share on social
So, okay, I'm not a genius. Vincent Van Gogh and Albert Einstein were geniuses. Bonnie Bassler alberteinsteingenius Change image and share on social
Most bacteria aren't bad. We breathe and eat and ingest gobs of bacteria every single moment of our lives. Our food is covered in bacteria. And you're breathing in bacteria all the time, and you mostly don't get sick. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumbadbreathe share on social
It's incorrect to think of bacteria as these asocial, single cells. They are individual cells, but they act in communities, exactly the way people do. Bonnie Bassler actasocialbacterium Change image and share on social
When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant. Bonnie Bassler antibioticbacteriumenormously Change image and share on social
By weight, you are more human than bacteria, because your cells are bigger, but by numbers, it's not even close. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumbigcell Change image and share on social
Bacteria live in unbelievable mixtures of hundreds or thousands of species. Like on your teeth. There are 600 species of bacteria on your teeth every morning. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumhundredlive Change image and share on social
I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful. Bonnie Bassler creativekeymind Change image and share on social
Think about multicellularity on this Earth. Every living thing originally came from bacteria. So, who do you think made up the rules for how to perform collective behaviors? It had to be the bacteria. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumbehaviorcollective Change image and share on social
