Researchers Cast Doubt on Reason for Development of Light-Colored Skin Among Northern Europeans

Researchers at UC San Francisco have cast doubt on the long-held explanation which points towards the need for absorbing more UV light as the key reason for the light-colored skin of Northern Europeans, a new study published in Evolutionary Biology reveals. Ramping up the skin's capacity to capture UV light to make vitamin D is indeed important, according to a team led by Peter Elias, MD, a UCSF professor of dermatology. However, Elias and colleagues concluded in ...

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Written by: editor - Tuesday, July 1, 2014