Name: To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language
Uploaded: 2019-03-27T14:51:50Z
Duration: 11 min 31 s
Description: 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.

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.

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

To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language

Nanotechnology unlocks the ability to decode bacterial communication, potentially revolutionizing early disease detection.

A study reveals traditional diagnostics miss over half of bacterial infections, underscoring the need for innovative tools.

Nanophysics unveils a tool translating bacterial chatter into human language, potentially revolutionizing early disease detection.