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Conducting preclinical acne vaccine research
Nearly a billion people worldwide have acne, and for decades, the best medicine could offer was topical creams that irritate skin, antibiotics that breed resistance, or a powerful drug — isotretinoin — that causes birth defects. On December 5, 2023, researchers at UC San Diego published a finding that reframes the problem: the bacterium living on every human face produces two versions of the same enzyme. Which version dominates determines whether skin stays clear or breaks out.
Updated May 30
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