This animation explains the connections between the anatomy and function of our skin, particularly in relation to our health. The added information provided at pause points within the animation allows for a richer exploration of these and related topics.
A version of this animation without pause points is available to stream or download at: https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/how-we-get-our-skin-color
Dennis Liu, HHMI
Laura Bonetta, HHMI
Fabian de Kok-Mercado, HHMI
Nina Jablonski, Pennsylvania State University, PA
Zalfa Abdel-Malek, University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute, OH
Rick Kittles, University of Arizona, AZ
Paul Beardsley, Cal Poly Ponoma, CA
Daniel Shramek, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto
Annie Prud’homme-Genereux, Quest University Canada
Megan Stine, HHMI
Melissa Csikari, HHMI
Tina Lasisi, Pennsylvania State University, PA
Daniel Shramek, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto
Susan Dodge, The New School of Lancaster, PA
Stephanie Keep
Fabian de Kok-Mercado, HHMI
Bill Pietsch, A3MG
Davey Thomas, A3MG
Videos produced by BioInteractive and include clips from:
Video Clip Editing: Chris Vargas, HHMI
Animation Soundtrack: Donn Wilkerson, Warner/Chappell Production Music, Inc.
Fabian de Kok-Mercado, HHMI
Bill Pietsch, A3MG
Davey Thomas, A3MG
Liver and Kidney: ArtyVectors/Thinkstock
Red Blood Cells: 3dalia/Thinkstock
Bone: Eraxion/Thinkstock
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