Melanin
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When it's exposed to UV light, that triggers special light-sensitive receptors called rhodopsin, which stimulate the production of
melanin
to shield cells from damage.
More example sentences with word melanin
All of my black friends were raised with the same message, the talk, given to us when we became old enough to be mistaken for a nail ready to be hammered to the ground, when people made our
melanin
synonymous with something to be feared.
Even if we borrow just a fraction of its ability to tolerate radiation, it would be infinitely better than what we already have, which is just the
melanin
in our skin.
It all centers around melanin, the pigment that gives skin and hair its color.
The key to survival lay in their own personal sunscreen manufactured beneath the skin:
melanin.
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