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title: The Strange Case of the Missing Sunscreen Gene — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/the-strange-case-of-the-missing-sunscreen-gene/
date: 2018-11-12
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# The Strange Case of the Missing Sunscreen Gene

If you’ve ever spent too much time in the sun and forgotten to put on sunscreen, you know how painful a sunburn can be. But for some animals, forgetting the sunscreen wouldn’t be a problem because they can just produce their own!