The Surprising Cellular Benefit of the Pigment Behind Red Hair

Child Redhead BoyOrange pigment may help protect cells by turning excess cysteine into inert pigment. The same pigment that gives red hair and orange feathers their color may also help cells manage a chemical problem. Pheomelanin, an orange to red pigment found in human red hair, fair skin, and some bird feathers, is made using the amino […]

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