Rhodopsin

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How does the eye work?
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How does the eye work?

The eye is the visual organ that performs the function of looking, observing, and retrieving images of things and colors to transfer into the brain for processing and st…

December 18, 2018
Detects pigment Melanin to darken the skin
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Detects pigment Melanin to darken the skin

Recently, US scientists have discovered skin cells containing pigment Rhodopsin, a visual pigment, that promotes the production of Melanin skin to darken the skin when e…

December 14, 2018