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How Does Alatraktchi Detect How Bacteria Communities in the Body

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From the episode: To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language | Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi

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She takes a blood or spit sample from a patient, electrons are shot into the sample, the electrons will interact with any communication molecules present, and this interaction gives information on the identity of the bacteria, the type of communication, and how much of bacteria are talking.

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