Virus Could Be New Weapon Against Zits, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study
A harmless virus that lives on our skin could be used as a treatment for acne, scientists believe. The virus, called a phage, is naturally built to target and kill bacteria that cause acne - Propionibacterium acnes. Experts at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Pittsburgh found 11 different versions of virus in this phage family that had this power.