What a Shock

Melanin is my paint, my medium, my muse. It's a fascinating and beguiling substance. I'd love to know more about this and also how melanin is made. Scientists around the world are curious about the same thing. Those scientists can't figure it out. Drives them bananas. Yes, but I won't tell. Why not though? hypothetically, if say you told a scientist your many secrets, they could harness its ability to conduct electricity to make better solar panels or even make amazing new medical devices.

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