Some tattoo inks contain unlabeled materials that can cause allergic reactions.
Zebrafish melanocytes cause diseases similar to those in people when they don’t work properly. Studying how they regenerate after injury could lead to new treatments for hair color loss and vitiligo.
Our ancient ancestors didn’t have clothes or houses – but that constant exposure to the sun helped their skin protect itself from the worst sun damage.
True blue colour pigments are not very common in nature, so plants and animals perform tricks with the light to generate their shimmering blues.
We wanted to find out which biological phenomena are crucial for pattern formation and which are just incidental. These sorts of questions can be answered with mathematical modelling.
A simple chemical reaction turns the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue dye.
A simple chemical reaction turns the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue dye.
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