Researchers identify biofilms that cause infections

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 11:56 in Health & Medicine

Understanding the way bacterial cells "talk" to each other could lead to more effective methods for fighting the often persistent and serious infections caused by the biofilms they form, says a Texas A&M University professor of chemical engineering who not only has deciphered their language but also discovered how to quell their conversation.

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