Pompeu Fabra University https://refractor.io/tag/pompeu-fabra-university/ Pompeu Fabra University en-AU Wed, 07 Feb 2024 08:11:25 GMT Engineered skin bacteria fight acne by producing common drug https://refractor.io/health-wellbeing/acne-engineered-skin-bacteria-drug/ Scientists have engineered skin-dwelling bacteria to produce their own anti-acne drugs

Far from just embarrassing adolescents, acne is an annoying part of pretty much everyone’s lives, and in some cases can get serious. Now, scientists have demonstrated an intriguing new way to fight it, by engineering bacteria that live on the skin to produce proteins found in acne drugs.

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