In this episode, Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through how we genetically inherit skin color. Have you ever been convinced that you’re adopted because your parents have a radically different skin color?

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lack of diversity in dermatology leads to misdiagnosis of skin conditions in patients with skin of color.

It took Bill Nye the Science Guy just 61 seconds to explain to his followers on TikTok why people have different skin colors and that, to state it simply, “We’re all one species.” In a video posted ...

Every person in the human race is from the same species, no matter what features they show on the outside (or inside). To science, there really is no such thing as Native Americans, Eskimos, African ...

In our racially charged, and often divided society, skin color is still one of the most definable variations in the human species. While many narrow-minded orators (and even a prominent scientist) ...