The microbial jungles all over the place (and you) - Scott Chimileski an...

source: TED-Ed    2016年5月17日
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As we walk through our daily environments, we’re surrounded by exotic creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye. We usually imagine these microscopic organisms, or microbes, as asocial cells that float around by themselves. But, in reality, microbes gather by the millions to form vast communities. Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter describes how and why microbes create biofilms.
Lesson by Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter, animation by Qa'ed Mai.