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Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University

How light helped shape our skin colour, eyes and curly hair

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Welcome to our ‘Light and health’ series. Over six articles, we look at how light affects our physical and mental health in sometimes surprising ways.


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