The melanin in human skin could one day be used to create bionic implants, thanks to a special process harnessed by scientists in a landmark new study. Dark brown melanin in skin has long been known ...

A group of researchers led by Mexico's National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE) has developed a new colloidal solution that could reportedly increase the efficiency of ...

How is melanin pigment formed? Protein that converts DNA into RNA present in the cells of our body plays a precise role in melanin production. The skin is presumably the largest and one of the most ...

Melanin is the universal pigment that colors our skin and hair, peacock feathers, and butterfly wings. But for Neri Oxman, the head of MIT’s Mediated Matter research group, melanin isn’t just “the ...

This new paper shows that melanin is more than just something that gives colour to the body. It played an important role in the evolution of warm-blooded animals and helped defined what birds and ...

An international team of researchers has found direct chemical evidence that the fossilized remains of a bird-like dinosaur still harbor melanosomes and the pigment they produced. Their study ...

Currently, no safe or proven method exists to increase melanin – the pigment, or color, in a person’s skin, hair, and eyes. A person’s genetics determine their natural melanin levels and skin color.

Melanin is a natural pigment that determines the color of your hair. When the production of this pigment slows down, hair turns gray or white. Since these colors largely symbolize growing older, many ...

This type of melanin provides pink and red colors and is the main pigment found among red-haired individuals. This type of melanin is not as protective against UV- radiation induced cancer as ...

UCC palaeontologists have discovered new evidence that the fate of vertebrate animals over the last 400 million years has been shaped by microscopic melanin pigments. This new twist in the story of ...