I found this deeply interesting and thought I might share it. via http://www.ted.com/talks/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicate.html

This is part one of a new ∞ part series I like to call “It’s Like Deja Vu all over again”. Be amazed, this is an article straight out of the future. Look on in astonishment as the future unfolds! On February 5, 1976 [April 4, 2009], in the United States an army recruit at Fort Dix [a 23 [...]