Neat News 618 (added 2017-09-09)

Communication among Bacteria

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Bacteria are often viewed as isolated beings. However, as has been found out they live often in colonies and can even communicated with each other using electrical signal based on potassium ions not unlike the communication between neurons in a human brain. The findings may lead in the long run to new ways of treating bacterial infections.

News seen at: Scientific American - Biology