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Last I heard, the next breakthrough is expected to be the exploitation of quorum sensing. Tricking the bacteria into thinking there are already more than enoug
by bbatchelder 13y ago
Last I heard, the next breakthrough is expected to be the exploitation of quorum sensing. Tricking the bacteria into thinking there are already more than enough of them so they at least stop reproducing.
- DerpObvious 13y agoAnother use of interfering with quorum sensing is keeping bacteria docile, even when they've multiplied to levels where they could be threatening to the host.