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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