Antibiotic found on human skin could lead to new medicine

 An international team of scientists has discovered an important natural antibiotic called dermcidin, produced by our skin when we sweat.

It is possible that the newly discovered antibiotic - dermcidin - could be used as the latest tool in the fight against tuberculosis. Dermcidin is an anti-microbial (antibiotic) peptide secreted by human eccrine sweat glands onto the skin as a part of the innate immune system.

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Antibiotic found on human skin could lead to new medicine

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