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Melanin are the cells in our skin that are colored. They are the color pigmentation that we have. The larger and closer together the cells are, the darker the skin color. When your talking about Hw, you are most likely talking about physics.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoMelanin is a substance that our skins produces when it is exposed to sun in order to protect us and avoid the damage of our skin cells, but on the hand it's very bad cause if the quantity of melanin increase more than the extent it should be, it will cause us what we call: sun damage, hyper-pigmentation, malesma; so that's why we should just go out in moderate sun to avoid sun damage and keep our skin looking younger.
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∙ 11y agoThe sun protect you skin by melanin which determines the colour of you skin and also helps protect the skin from the damaging rays of the sun.
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∙ 13y agoIt is what gives your skin color. If you have more melanin in your skin, your skin will be darker, if you have less, your skin will be lighter.
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∙ 12y agoMelanin is a natural"barrier" to UV rays, which harm the body and can potentially cause skin cancer.
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∙ 9y agoMelanin provides the skin with protection from UV radiation.
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∙ 9y agoMelanin provides the skin with protection from UV radiation.
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∙ 9y agoYes, melanin protects your skin from ultraviolet radiation, which could damage underlying DNA.
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How does melanin help protect us from the sun?
i dont know i willl come back to that one
Why did god make us black?
There is a lot of sun where black people originate. The black coloring is caused by a pigment called melanin which helps protect skin from intense sun.
How does melanin protect the skin fron the sun?
I believe the melanin cells take in the sun rays and dissipate it as harmless heat throughout the skin, resulting in a darker pigmentation occurring or a "tanning effect", but that in no way means you shouldn't protect your skin from the sun, because too much sun exposure is dangerous.
How does sun exposure affect melanin?
The variations of skin color are a result of the amount of melanin that is produced and how it is distributed. this is obvious when you are exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. In order to protect your skin, melanocytes produce more melanin and, voila!, you've got a tan.
The pigment melanin and contribute to skin color?
melanin is mainly responsible for the color of skin number of melanin decide the color more the number more darker skin it protect from the sun rays and other foreign substance in white skin less melanin is there
What is the function melanin?
Melanin gives color to the skin, hair, and iris of the eyes. Levels of melanin depend on race and amount of sunlight exposure. Sun exposure increases melanin production - to protect the skin against harmful ultraviolet rays. In addition, hormonal changes can affect melanin production.
What is melanin and why is it important?
Melanin is a pigment that gives skin its color and is released when sun touches the skin :)
Can people with darker skin spend more time in the sun and why?
Yes they can. People with darker skin can stay in the sun for longer because they have a higher amount of Melanin. Melanin protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun. :)
Why is skin the color it is?
Skin color depends on the amount of melanin in the skin. Melanin is a pigment that helps protect skin cells form the sun and makes the skin darker or lighter. Those who have albinism have either very little melanin or none at all.
What is the advantage for melanin granules being located in the deep layer of the epidermis?
The melanin is used to protect the cell's nucleus from the UV radiation from the sun. Since the upper layers of the skin are dead, there either is no nucleus remaining, or there simply is no need to protect the nucleus, therefore melanin granules are needed only in the deeper layers of skin
How do the sun rays protect us from cosmic radiation?
Sun rays do not protect us. the ozone layer protects us.
What in your body that protect you from sunburn?
Melanin :)
