Using bacterial DNA analysis, the scientists sampled bacteria found on healthy human skin at 20 different spots on the body. Click to see the different kinds they found. Julie Segre hide caption ...

Human skin is covered by a wide variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi and mites, says Elizabeth Grice, a genomics researcher at the National Human Genome Research Institute in Bethesda, Md.

The bacteria and chemicals found on human skin have been sampled and mapped across the body in a series of 3-D images. Pictured, an artistic representation depicts how the location and intensity ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

But human skin is really acidic.” In those skin-like lab conditions, the team found that the M. sympodialis molecules destroy the cellular membranes and drain the cellular contents of S. aureus ...