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Published online 20 September 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060918-6
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Fake tanner wards off skin cancer
Plant extract triggers pigmentation to protect fair skin.
There is hope for fair-skinned people who long for a tan. Researchers have found a chemical from a tropical mint plant that works both as a sunless tanner and as a solar shield in fair-skinned mice.
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