Melanin

  • Curr Biol. 2020 Feb 24;30(4):R142-R143. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.042.
Radames J B Cordero  1 ,  Arturo Casadevall  2
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
  • 2. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
PMID: 32097632 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.042
Abstract

Melanins are a unique class of Pigments found throughout the biosphere with a wide variety of functions, structures, and presentations. Cordero and Casadevall highlight the wide range of places melanins are found and the diverse functions they play in nature.