Bonnie Bassler
Bonnie Bassler · Science & Medicine
Microbiologist who elucidated quorum sensing, the chemical communication between bacteria.
1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA
United States (California · Princeton, New Jersey)
Bonnie Bassler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Microbiologist who elucidated quorum sensing, the chemical communication between bacteria.
Bassler showed that bacteria communicate through secreted chemical signals in a process called quorum sensing, coordinating collective behavior once thought impossible for single cells; she identified a near-universal signal (AI-2) shared across species. Jewish biographical references list her among Jewish scientists, though her background is not otherwise widely documented. Her work opened new strategies against infection.
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Microbiologist who elucidated quorum sensing, the chemical communication between bacteria.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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