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    Albinoism Research Paper

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    deformation. This condition can be devoloped before birth and is easily identified by lack of pagment in skin, eyes, and hair. It Is a complete lack or little of pigment melanin which is what makes the skin, eyes, and hair the colors that it is. For example; a black person has darker skin because they have more pigment melanin than someone who’s orgins go back to europe. People with Albinoism have such a lack that their eyes, skin, and hair can all be completely white. This is also possible in…

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    Skin is the most apparent and the biggest organ on the human body. Nina Jablonski the speaker, conveys the theme about how skin color is that specific color because of environmental climate factors. She communicates that the region that the person lives in will have a participating factor in what color their skin. Nina identifies that we all started off in an homogeneous community and have evolved into our diversity that is projected today. Nina focuses her evaluation with 2 main explorers…

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    Basale- Composed of a single layer of cuboidal/columnar keratinocytes located at the base of the epidermis. An important composition due to tis ability to undergo mitosis. Melanocytes- Long thin extensions in between keratinocytes that produce melanin. Melanin acts as a barrier to ultra violet light and is one of the pigments responsible for skin color. Langerhan cells- deals with immune response that rise from red bone marrow and migrate to the epidermal cells. Merkel cells- these cells…

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    Importance Of Microscopes

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    plays its part, red blood cells helps supply the body with oxygen. The white blood cells help our bodies fight against sicknesses. Skin cells are called melanocytes. Melanocytes cells produce melanin, melanin is a dark brown pigment found in hair, skin and the iris of the eye on people and also animals. Melanin is responsible for tanning skin and protecting from sunlight. Animal cells and human cells are the…

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    black. Not only does the coat color of the alpaca have important economic value, alpaca is also a perfect animal model in which to study the mechanisms controlling mammalian coat color genes. Mammalian coat colors are formed by melanocytes produce melanin in skin, hair bulbs and eyes[1]. The pigmentation function of the melanocyte is highly conserved in mammalian evolution. Lin et al. (2007) have reported melanocytes are located in the epidermis and the dermis[2]. Melanocytes…

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    years past and African Americans are still continuously being targeted for the melanin they have been blessed with. This sparked an understanding that through the many wrongs black people encounter, they still stand against it in a powerful manner. The black community wants reassurance and protection back in their lives. We need to feel we truly matter. I found a personal growth from this event. I realized that my melanin friends and I all deserve the power to act, speak, or think how we want…

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    Skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the United States, is defined as the uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells following unrepairable DNA damage to the skin. This DNA damage leads to cellular mutation and causes skin cells to multiply quickly, thus forming tumors and abnormal growths. There are several causes of skin cancer, including sunburn and ultraviolet light exposure throughout life with environmental and hereditary elements. Ultraviolet light, a type of electromagnetic…

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    Watermelon Case Study

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    prone and maturing skin. 4. STRENGTHEN HAIR The high protein as well as amino acid content within the seeds can easily strengthen your hair. Also, roasted watermelon seeds could make your hair shiny and beautiful since they have copper that produce melanin, a pigment that gives color for hair. 5. TREAT ITCHY SCALP Watermelon seed oil possesses mild texture, therefore it could be absorbed easily. The oil can be used as moisturizer for dried, itchy scalp or even for scalp with dandruff. 6.…

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    Argyria Research Paper

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    is not only caused by the acquisition of silver or silver compounds in the body, but also by the stimulation of melanin synthesis. “ The reason why the gray color is more evident on photo exposed skin areas is unknown. It is believed that silver attains a brownish-black tone through a chemical reduction reaction or through a photo mediated exacerbation of stimulatory effect on melanin synthesis.” Other than the accumulation of silver in the body, some other causes of blue skin disorder include…

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    Bluest Eye Thesis

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    Born into this world with rich melanin skin is one of the hardest things to do in life. You are already set out for disaster and you have to face the world with no ounce of fear. When you have rich melanin skin you become paranoid about your total appearance and you lack pride within your race. You can’t walk around in this world without someone of another color looking at you twice or them referring to you as ‘ghetto’ and ‘ugly.’ Your inner conscience will make you believe that other people’s…

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