Scientists have recently discovered that bacteria, one of the simplest forms of life on the planet, have the curious ability to talk to one another. QuentinCoopertalks to
Professor Paul Williams from Nottingham University and eavesdrops on some of this microbial banter. He finds out how this strange form of chemical communication could help the fight against antibiotic-resistant killers, protect crops from blight and even keep ships' hulls free from barnacles. ProducerPamela Rutherford