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burningcpuwastaken t1_iqth47k wrote

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Ah, but you want it to absorb the light. This allows the energy to be dissipated as heat to surrounding tissue. An alternative is DNA absorbing the energy and breaking apart / being damaged.

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SeekingTheTruth t1_iqtia4n wrote

This. In fact the melanin protects primarily the DNA and not the whole cell.

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