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How do our eyes, skin and hair get their colors?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

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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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