Tanning Without the Sun (2017 Science Video Contest Winner)
Channel: Science Showcase
Date: 2017-08-25

WINNER - 2017 EYEBALLS ON SCIENCE AWARD  More at https://riskinnovation.asu.edu/2017-science-showcase-winners/

People with lighter skin tones are far more likely to get skin cancer! What if we could help those people produce more of their own melanin to protect themselves and lower their skin cancer risk? What if we could do it without UV? Maybe soon we'll be able to!

Discussion on tanning without UV from Mujahid et al. “A UV-independent topical small-molecule approach for melanin production in human skin” Cell Reports (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.05.042

CDC Skin Cancer Data: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/statistics/race.htm

Created by Kate Bredbenner, Rockefeller University and host of the YouTube channel SimpleBiologist

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"Odyssey" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Qualifying video for the 2017 Science Showcase Video Contest. More information at https://riskinnovation.asu.edu/scienceshowcase2017/