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How does sunscreen work to protect skin?
Study how melanocytes produce skin-darkening melanin and the dangers of long exposure to sunlight
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How does sunscreen work to protect skin?
Learn how sunscreen protects human skin from ultraviolet radiation.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Study how melanocytes produce skin-darkening melanin and the dangers of long exposure to sunlight
Melanocytes produce the protective skin-darkening pigment melanin.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Basal cell carcinoma.
John Hendrix, M.D.
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