Original sentence: Adherents of melanin theory conflate the natural properties of melanin to a belief that the substance bestows upon people of color—most especially black people -- superhuman abilities, with some contending that melanin is a superconductor
Edited sentence: Adherents of melanin theory link the natural properties of melanin to a belief that the substance bestows upon people of color—most especially black people -- superhuman abilities, with some contending that melanin is a superconductor