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Out of your skin

Nature Biotechnology volume 38, pages 392–397 (2020)Cite this article

Long neglected compared with the gut microbiome, skin microbes are beginning to yield their secrets in health and disease, spurring a new cadre of biotech startups.

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Fig. 1: Skin microbiome.

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Schmidt, C. Out of your skin. Nat Biotechnol 38, 392–397 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-0473-8

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