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Microbial communication

Started by Unbeliever, January 03, 2009, 04:25:52 pm

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Unbeliever

January 03, 2009, 04:25:52 pm Last Edit: March 02, 2011, 01:29:57 pm by Unbeliever
Apparently, bacteria use at least two methods to communicate, using plasmids for intra-species communication, and autoinducers for interspecies communication. I wonder if this communication could (or already has) become complex enough to constitute a global microbial mind?  

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