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Skin Latitude Mismatch and Colonial Sun Exposure

How skin pigmentation, latitude, migration, colonial settlement, UV exposure, and sunburn risk collide when ancestry and place diverge.

Indexed essay May 18, 2025 By Devin Teichrow scienceepidemiologycancer
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By Devin Teichrow. Published May 18, 2025.

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How skin pigmentation, latitude, migration, colonial settlement, UV exposure, and sunburn risk collide when ancestry and place diverge.

It’s almost summer, and for a lot of people, that means tanning season.

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