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Textbooks need to be rewritten: RNA, not DNA, is the main cause of acute sunburn


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We have all been told to avoid direct sunlight between 12 noon and 3 p.m., seek out shade and put on sunscreen and a hat. Nevertheless, most of us have been experienced sunburn at least once. The skin turns bright red, feels irritated and needs cooling.

You may also have been told that sunburn damages the DNA. But that is not the full truth, the researchers responsible for a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) explain.

https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/01/textbooks-need-to-be-rewritten-rna-not-dna-is-the-main-cause-of-acute-sunburn/

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