Itching will soon go as science cracks dandruff - The Sunday Times 4th November 2007

SCIENTISTS have cracked the genetic secrets of the microbe that causes dandruff. The breakthrough holds out the prospect of effective treatment for one of life’s minor embarrassments and a possible goldmine for shampoo manufacturers. The researchers have mapped out the genome of Malassezia globosa, a fungus that lives and feeds on human skin, causing itching and the familiar silvery flakes that sprinkle the clothing of sufferers.

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