It's been long believed that wrinkles were simply caused by the aging process and exacerbated by ultraviolet light from the sun but bacteria may actually be to blame, according to a "groundbreaking" new research. The Center for Microbiome Innovation at the University of California San Diego teamed up with L'Oréal Research and Innovation for the study, published Thursday in the journal Frontiers, which found that wrinkles are linked to the skin microbiome, which is the collection of microorganisms that inhabit our skin.
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