Bacteria and lipids get a bad rap for causing breakouts and oily skin. But both play an essential role in helping your skin barrier stay strong against pathogens and insults from the environment.
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South African geneticists and international counterparts have traced the origins of a genetic peeling disorder, Oudtshoorn skin, and discovered the mutation that causes it.
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Director of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Professor in the Division of Human Genetics , University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD candidate in the Division of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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GP and Reader in Primary Healthcare, University of Bristol
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Reader in Paediatric Allergy, Imperial College London
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Dermatology, University of California, San Diego
