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Researchers find a trigger for cell suicide; could lead to new skin infection therapies
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Researchers find a trigger for cell suicide; could lead to new skin infection therapies

by Emory University Doris LaRock, PhD, studies pathogenic bacteria in Emory’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Credit: Emory University Emory University researchers have discovered a mechanism for skin cell death that could eventually result in new treatments for ailments such as “flesh-eating” infections, alopecia, hives and potentially even the deadliest type of skin cancer, melanoma....