FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE聽|聽July 26, 2016

The world鈥檚 most unavoidable carcinogen (video)

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2016 鈥� When we go outside, we expose ourselves to the most common carcinogen of all: ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight. Most of us know we should apply sunscreen to protect our skin, but some of us forget and suffer a flaky, irritated sunburn in return. In this week鈥檚 Reactions, we highlight the chemistry behind UV radiation, melanin and sunburns. See the video here: .

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