Malassezia is a yeast that is often found on human skin, and it can take up fats from the skin to generate fatty acids. These hydroxy fatty acids, which are made from lipids on human skin, have ...

The bacteria that live on your skin could be playing a role in protecting you from the sun's harmful UV rays, scientists have discovered. In response to solar ultraviolet radiation, our skin cells ...

Scientists have long recognized human skin as a vibrant ecosystem that's home to millions of microorganisms. Our skin microbiome includes bacteria, fungi, and viruses; all playing a key role in ...

When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS ...

Bacterial growth on the human skin depends on several factors, including skin microenvironment, age, sebum level, hormonal level, and sweat production.

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While that amount far exceeds the population of Earth, the figure is an estimate for the whole human body, not just skin. Sources "Compound Produced by Bacteria Protects the Skin." ...

Grapevines can't grow zits, but they do carry bacteria related to the acne-causing pathogen found on human skin, according to a new report describing the first known case of a bacterium ...

Scientists have altered the genomes of some of these bacteria that live on skin, essentially engineering microbes that can prevent or treat cancer. It appears to work in mice, and human trials are ...