Scientists track evolution of microbes on the skin's surface, MIT News

MIT researchers find Staphylococcus aureus can rapidly evolve within a single person’s microbiome. In people with eczema, S. aureus tends to evolve to a variant with a mutation in a specific gene that helps it grow faster on the skin.

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Scientists track evolution of microbes on the skin's surface, MIT News

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