# The Search for New Antibiotics Found a Candidate in Your Moisturizer

- slug: the-search-for-new-antibiotics-found-a-candidate-in-your-moisturizer
- date: 2026-04-21
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Drug-resistant bacteria are projected to kill 39 million people by 2050. A Korean skincare staple just became the most promising new antibiotic lead in years — and the reason it exists is that the beauty industry, not pharma, kept looking.

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