The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine 2015

 

is awarded in equal shares to

 

BONNIE L BASSLER

and

E PETER GREENBERG

 

for elucidating the molecular mechanism of quorum sensing, a process whereby bacteria communicate with each other and which offers innovative ways to interfere with bacterial pathogens or to modulate the microbiome for health applications.

 

2 July 2015 (Revised)

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