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Scientists here seek insights into Asian skin disorders
A*Star researchers aim to understand the kind of diseases that Asians are predisposed to
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While some people may think that differences in human skin are only skin deep, a group of scientists in Singapore is going to some length to study the differences between Asian and Caucasian skin.
Besides the many obvious visual differences such as pigmentation and hair density, there are differences in the microbial populations of our skin, which cannot be seen with the naked eye.
