Black people have long been told that melanin is their built-in sunscreen, but dermatologists say that belief could be ...

Modern glasses come with tons of different lens coatings and treatments to enhance your vision, including blue light filters, polarization and more. One new type of lens treatment is melanin infusion.

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As summer rolls in and we start adjusting our skincare routines to match the warmer weather, one thing remains crystal clear: maintaining a healthy skin barrier is absolutely essential, especially for ...

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Coloured Fungi soak up sun rays. Scientists view new studies on aspects of melanin’s radio protective properties as a breakthrough for future biomimetic material. Reuters Sun bathers can now relax as ...

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After nearly a century of scientific inquiry, scientists have at last been able to characterize a key component in the substance responsible for giving countless living organisms their color. Despite ...

Eye color is an important identifier used to describe someone's appearance in media, social interactions, and by state and national databases such as the driver's license division or passport office.

A new discovery about the structure of melanin brings scientists one step closer to developing a new, potentially ultra-protective sunscreen derived from a biological substance found in nearly all ...