Bonnie Lynn Bassler (born 1962) is an American molecular biologist. She has been a professor at Princeton University since 1994. In 2002, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. Read full biography of Bonnie Bassler →
When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought... →
You can find bacteria everywhere. They're invisible to us. I've never seen a bacterium, except under a microscope. They're so small, we... →
We mostly don't get sick. Most often, bacteria are keeping us well.
We've all been sick; we're all afraid of infection. I think the easiest application to help people understand what quorum sensing is and why... →
What's great about bacteria is you have a surprise every day waiting for you because they're so fast, they grow overnight.
I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.
All these bacteria that coat our skin and live in our intestines, they fend off bad bacteria. They protect us. And you can't even digest your... →
In my lab, we are always thinking about how cells, bacterial cells, can talk to each other and then organize themselves into enormous groups that... →
Think about multicellularity on this Earth. Every living thing originally came from bacteria. So, who do you think made up the rules for how to... →
Science is difficult and slow no matter who you are. The hours are long, and the glorious 'aha' days come only very infrequently. You have to... →
The goal of scientists is you hope that the thing you're working on is bigger than the thing you're pipetting into that tube at that moment.
As a kid, I loved doing puzzles, solving riddles, and reading mystery books. I also loved animals and always had pets.
I am lucky because I get to work with the smartest, most creative, and most devoted group of students and postdoctoral fellows imaginable.
Bonnie Lynn Bassler (born 1962) is an American molecular biologist. She has been a professor at Princeton University since 1994. In 2002, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.