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The pigment that paints skin, hair, and eyes, and laughs at sunburn.
means The natural pigment your cells produce that determines skin, hair, and eye color while shielding you from UV damage.
from From the Greek melas, meaning black or dark, the same root lurking in melancholy and melanoma.
Two flavorsEumelanin for brown-black, pheomelanin for red-yellow.
Built-in sunscreenAbsorbs and scatters harmful ultraviolet radiation.
Not just skinFound in brain, inner ear, and feathers.
Squid inkCephalopod defense clouds are basically melanin.