Webinar: Human Skin Microflora: DNA Sequence-Based Approach to Examining Hand Disease

October 15, 2009. The skin creates a barrier between the body and the environment. Using animal models, Dr. Julie Segre's laboratory focuses on the genetic pathways involved in building and repairing this skin barrier. The Segre laboratory estimates that approximately one million bacteria reside on each square centimeter of skin and many common skin conditions are associated with both impaired skin barrier function and increased microbial colonization. Dr. Segre moderated the discussion, answered questions and addressed comments. In addition, the webinar discussed details of the Human Microbiome Project. More: http://www.genome.gov/27535715

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Science & Technology

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• microbiome
• human microbiome
• human skin microflora

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Jumping genes and pseudogene in-stitching as well as some carcinogenic mutantcy,ALL may have had their origins in the retrotransposable impact viruses have had on the organelles of eukaryotic lifeforms down thru Geologic Time.