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How do our eyes, skin and hair get their colors?
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
The Different Shades of Melanin in Our Skin
All the beautiful shades and colors found in human skin, eyes and hair are made from just a few different pigments. Melanin is a pigment made by special cells in our bodies called melanocytes. Think of the melanosomes as my paint brushes.
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