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Skin protection from the desert
At first glance, there seems to be little in common between a human being and a bacterium that lives in salt lakes. But they
have a similar problem: while the bacterium is in danger of drying out because of the high concentration of salt, human skin
is exposed to this risk as well under the influence of the sun and wind. But the bacteria have a way of protecting themselves.
And man can take advantage of it. more
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