CARTA: Unique Features of Human Skin – The Genetics of Skin Pigmentation; Naked, Colorful Skin and Its Role in Human Social Interactions; The Skin and Ultraviolet Radiation: Effects on DNA and Carcinogenesis

12/21/2015; 57 minutes

This symposium brings together scientists representing evolutionary biology, genetics, dermatology, anthropology, and physiology to share their knowledge and questions about human skin in an explicitly evolutionary framework. Mark Shriver begins with a discussion about The Genetics of Skin Pigmentation, followed by Nina Jablonski on Naked, Colorful Skin and Its Role in Human Social Interactions, and James Cleaver on The Skin and Ultraviolet Radiation: Effects on DNA and Carcinogenesis Recorded on 10/16/2015. (#30205)

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