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Melaninology (SKIN/HAIR PIGMENT) with Tina Lasisi

Ologies with Alie Ward

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Is Umelanin a Cause of Skin Cancer?

People with red hair who have a higher proportion of Feomelanin seem to be more prone to skin cancer. melanin is this beautiful multi-functional thing, and if you think about it, even though there are different forms of melanin, this structure is so old that we share it with the last common ancestor that we have with fungi.

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