Tag: Melanocytes
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Nation & World
Science of stripes
Scientists have shown that to interrupt the development of pigment cells that form their stripes, African striped mice and chipmunks both use a gene that until now had been associated primarily with cranio-facial development.
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Nation & World
Increasing risk for melanoma
A major international study has identified a novel gene mutation that appears to increase the risk of both inherited and sporadic cases of malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.
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Nation & World
Safer tanning?
Harvard researchers have found a molecular switch that may someday make it possible to get a tan without exposure to harmful UV rays.