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Melanin (/ ˈ m ɛ l ə n ɪ n / ⓘ; from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) 'black, dark') is a family of biomolecules organized as oligomers or polymers, which among other functions provide the pigments of many organisms. [1] Melanin pigments are produced in a specialized group of cells known as melanocytes.
Here are facts pertaining to melanin and its worth. A search on Google, Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo produce results that show a fascinating similarity. One blog post Melanin is worth $353 a gram (update—now it is $ 396.00 a gram) [3] is the number one result in all but Google for "how much is melanin worth?" Not only does it cite a source for ...
A woman with dark skin. Dark skin is a type of human skin color that is rich in melanin pigments. [1] [2] [3] People with dark skin are often referred to as black people, [4] although this usage can be ambiguous in some countries where it is also used to specifically refer to different ethnic groups or populations.
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[28] [29] By 2018, the industry for lightening cosmetics in India had achieved a net worth of nearly $180 million and an annual growth rate of 15%. [30] As of 2013, the global market for skin lighteners was projected to reach $19.8 billion by 2018, based on sales growth primarily in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. [31]
If you had invested $10,000 of today’s dollars in Apple when the company went public at $22 a share, your investment would now be worth $32.7 million, according to calculations by Fortune using ...
The rocket company and its investors agreed to purchase as much as $1.25 billion of its common shares, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Elon Musk's net worth tops $400 billion, Forbes ...
Melanin theory is a set of pseudoscientific claims made by some proponents of Afrocentrism, which holds that black people, including ancient Egyptians, have superior mental, physical, and paranormal powers because they have higher levels of melanin, the primary skin pigment in humans.