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Tanning’s Hidden Cost: Sun Exposure Can Disrupt Skin’s Microbiome

Researchers have shown that too much sun exposure negatively affects short-term diversity and composition of the skin’s bacterial make-up. Skin, the largest organ of the human body, is home to a vast array of bacteria, fungi, and viruses – microorganisms that compose the skin microbiota. Among ot

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