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Published online 12 February 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040209-7
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Talking to bacteria
Researchers teach cells a new language.
Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria to 'talk' to each other in a new language1. The achievement brings us one step closer to turning cells into tiny robots that we can control by flooding them with chemicals.
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