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ICYMI: March 2, 2018

Published on March 2, 2018

Updated on November 1, 2019

ICYMI: March 2, 2018

 

Could these bacteria stop skin cancer?
THURSDAY, March 1, 2018 (NBC News) — Bacteria that normally thrive on healthy skin may not only keep “bad” bacteria at bay — they may also help prevent skin cancer, researchers reported Wednesday.

They found Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria, a strain that lives harmlessly on human skin, produces a substance that stops tumors from growing.

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