The Biology of Skin Color - HHMI BioInteractive Video

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июл 2015
  • Penn State University anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski explains how different shades of skin color arose as adaptations to the intensity of ultraviolet radiation in different parts of the world.
    This film is appropriate for science classes from middle school to college. The content connects to key concepts in biology, human biogeography, genetics, and anatomy and physiology. Chemistry and biochemistry classes will appreciate the focus on the effects of UV radiation on DNA, folate degradation, and vitamin D synthesis.
    To find classroom resources for this film and other materials, go to www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/bi...
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  • @coddity2372
    @coddity2372 4 года назад +1246

    special edition: like if ur here cos of QUARANTINE bio class

    • @akou12
      @akou12 4 года назад +8

      Quarintine AP class

    • @blakedamman8444
      @blakedamman8444 4 года назад +2

      Ap bio virtual case study lmao

    • @Claire-kz3dx
      @Claire-kz3dx 4 года назад +6

      i watched this for fun what are u talking about 👀😳

    • @jonasprice265
      @jonasprice265 4 года назад

      Dudeeeee

    • @raskall7571
      @raskall7571 4 года назад +1

      science class

  • @macnchillidogs1601
    @macnchillidogs1601 5 лет назад +724

    lesson of the day: stop being racist, skin color doesn't make you superior, it just adapts you to the environment where u live.

  • @solomonjohnson2628
    @solomonjohnson2628 2 года назад +168

    "To eradicate racism, is not for us to become color blind but to see the beauty of a colorful World" n this is the TRUTH

    • @RickyGuttasouffCollins
      @RickyGuttasouffCollins 2 года назад +7

      Racism was a word no other people knew until white people put it out there and pointed out the differences between people so in my opinion to eradicate racism you got it eradicate the word and the thinking of the individuals who first believed it.

    • @oldmech619
      @oldmech619 2 года назад +2

      I have traveled and live around the world most of my life. First I learned to respect their country, their religion, the man and his family. Then you see past stereo thinking to an appreciation of the person. And learn a few word of courtesy. After all that, I don’t have a problem back home in my mixed environment.

    • @cannapurp2833
      @cannapurp2833 2 года назад +3

      @@RickyGuttasouffCollins The fact that you assume that all white people hold the thinking of racism is astonishing

    • @dexhazedmv
      @dexhazedmv 2 года назад +4

      But then you'll have classism

    • @RickyGuttasouffCollins
      @RickyGuttasouffCollins 2 года назад +9

      @@cannapurp2833 I never said all white people are racist what I said was white people initiated the word racist it was part of their lexicon before anybody else was aware of it because they pointed out the differences among people so again how did you get that out of what you just assumed.

  • @DYC.Antinorm
    @DYC.Antinorm 4 года назад +286

    Nobody:
    Half the people in the comment section: iM hErE bEcAuSe Of BiO cLaSs

  • @XOXOLordymimi
    @XOXOLordymimi 5 лет назад +408

    Skin color is a product of our evolution, and should never have been judged as something good or bad.

    • @dustinellerbe4125
      @dustinellerbe4125 4 года назад +21

      Culture and traditions are the real issue. It categorizes people. Instead of judging based on individual character, people judge based off culture. Especially when cultures have bad characteristics. Therefore individuals should not participate in cultures and traditions that are harmful to ones individual character. That's the message from Jesus in the Bible. Dont follow traditions and Religions. No one listens to that message.

    • @gabbywabby7005
      @gabbywabby7005 4 года назад +5

      @@dustinellerbe4125 ummmmm ok

    • @jessicaemilia101
      @jessicaemilia101 3 года назад +1

      Never!

    • @yayag.8990
      @yayag.8990 3 года назад +1

      @@dustinellerbe4125 ...ok?

    • @ruggedtechie5867
      @ruggedtechie5867 2 года назад +4

      I like spaghetti and cookies and cream ice cream........thats all i have

  • @HeavymetalHylian
    @HeavymetalHylian 5 лет назад +332

    I need the reflectometer so I can finally buy the right foundation.

    • @kawaiigeorgiapeach
      @kawaiigeorgiapeach 5 лет назад +16

      AMEN, SISTER!

    • @reginatemple1359
      @reginatemple1359 4 года назад +1

      HoneyedHylian 😂😂😂😅girl stop it no I’m can’t match it up my self It’s sad u can’t find foundation pretty as our skin is

    • @dustinellerbe4125
      @dustinellerbe4125 4 года назад +2

      You don't need any makeup! Be yourself and love your own natural self.

    • @audreysekora6830
      @audreysekora6830 4 года назад +2

      james charles needs it

    • @andreaj7672
      @andreaj7672 4 года назад +1

      That's exactly what i thought lol

  • @nickelblock784
    @nickelblock784 5 лет назад +165

    this video seems to be very popular among bio teachers, huh? thats why im here after all

  • @khaiahmann9192
    @khaiahmann9192 4 года назад +293

    I was just watching this off of pure interest. 😂. Everyone else is here for class

    • @c6ft2006
      @c6ft2006 3 года назад +3

      Me too

    • @feverishhx9750
      @feverishhx9750 3 года назад +3

      SAMEEE

    • @shawnfarr3784
      @shawnfarr3784 3 года назад +9

      Nothing new. Their talking about the work of Cheik Ants Diop. The Black woman the begining of it all.

    • @shawnfarr3784
      @shawnfarr3784 3 года назад +3

      Why you have full body hair in a hot climate. What time is she talking about?

    • @haleemahwatson6018
      @haleemahwatson6018 3 года назад

      LMFAOOOOO same

  • @Jack-zi3hq
    @Jack-zi3hq 4 года назад +109

    When you come for biology, but actually really enjoy the subject matter and have a fun time learning.

    • @elijahsmall5873
      @elijahsmall5873 2 года назад +3

      Me 🙋

    • @MoonlightMirage
      @MoonlightMirage Год назад +2

      I'm here for anthropology, but this is still so interesting like, dang I didn't know reproduction was also affected by UV radiation like that

    • @designerguy6257
      @designerguy6257 Год назад +2

      I was fascinated by this too.

    • @driftbone3452
      @driftbone3452 Месяц назад

      my school ruined science for me

  • @thomism1016
    @thomism1016 2 года назад +100

    “We are one under the sun”. This summarising phrase sums up your message concisely and precisely. Thank you ❤️💐

    • @tevans5144
      @tevans5144 2 года назад

      Thomism 101: agree 100%!

    • @connord2009
      @connord2009 2 года назад +2

      Africans are light beings Europeans are ice beings

    • @croixfadas
      @croixfadas Год назад

      well thats not true and thats the point of the studie lmao

  • @rainbowcupcakeunicornsprinkle
    @rainbowcupcakeunicornsprinkle 3 года назад +42

    17:03 , 13:42 and 11:42 Has the answers for ur bio hw questions. Ur welcome :)

  • @Arthur-Silva
    @Arthur-Silva 4 года назад +167

    I’m not here because of bio class. I just smoked a blunt and now I’m ready to go down a rabbit hole 🕳

  • @giygas7392
    @giygas7392 4 года назад +295

    Everyone seems to be here for bio, but where's my anthropology gang?

  • @vx2k799
    @vx2k799 4 года назад +361

    CEO of ending racism

    • @peepsterman2557
      @peepsterman2557 3 года назад +2

      shut up chris

    • @asaaseafua9606
      @asaaseafua9606 2 года назад +1

      NO Body CAN EVER END RACISME, THAT DEFINES WHAT WE ARE, THE OTHERS HAVE SKIN LIKE PIGS AND THE OTHERS NOT, AND THIS CAN NEVER ENDS

    • @kelleysaint8606
      @kelleysaint8606 2 года назад +1

      @@asaaseafua9606 LOL it’s not about skin it’s about class ….

    • @sayitasis8326
      @sayitasis8326 2 года назад +1

      @@asaaseafua9606 races doesn’t exist

    • @sovereign2989
      @sovereign2989 Год назад +2

      @@asaaseafua9606 bruh calm TF down

  • @errantball2012
    @errantball2012 3 года назад +30

    Bioclass is lucky they're even learning this. Good luck in the future world! Make it a better place

  • @marisolfuson
    @marisolfuson 3 года назад +103

    Thank you for making this wonderful documentary! So many more people should watch this and learn from it.

  • @isabelladiaz8168
    @isabelladiaz8168 8 месяцев назад +4

    girl u ate with that "we are one under the sun", i feel inspired

  • @kasnarfburns210
    @kasnarfburns210 2 года назад +24

    I'm sometimes struck by the response I get from some of my peers when I ask them "Why do you think people with darker skins tend to be located in regions near the equator?" I recall asking one friend this and his response to me was "Genes". I then asked "Why do you think they have THOSE genes?". It seemed that variations in skin color as an adaptation - rather than some random fluke - escaped him. Watching this video, I learned something NEW about skin color. I used to think that fairer skinned people simply LACKED a certain DENSITY of melanin that would otherwise make a person dark. I didn't realize there was another COLOR of skin melanin. Interesting!!

  • @LaVozDeLaTortuga
    @LaVozDeLaTortuga 2 года назад +16

    I'm a dietitian and a teacher at a university, and this video was INCREDIBLY useful to understand the relation between our ancestors, where they lived, our skine tone, where we live, and our diet with the production of vitamin D. Thank you!

  • @glentorn5362
    @glentorn5362 2 года назад +10

    They should show this film in schools all over the world.

    • @thelite63
      @thelite63 2 года назад

      Definitely NOT gonna happen... Lol

    • @rmb5893
      @rmb5893 Год назад

      @@thelite63 well my school just showed up this

  • @michelephifer4858
    @michelephifer4858 4 года назад +32

    I must've increased my vitamin D...never noticed til I started taking D3 for arthritis & bulging discs.

  • @chocolatespicy8124
    @chocolatespicy8124 3 года назад +18

    everyone: "anyone here for bio class"
    me: ......I'm here for physiology class lol

  • @KaikalaMoon
    @KaikalaMoon 2 года назад +8

    Still relevant. I enjoyed reading the comments from mostly bio students with the exception of a few jokesters who were actually funny. This needs a reboot. Comprehensive and necessary right now.

  • @andrew_the_ok3596
    @andrew_the_ok3596 4 года назад +55

    Let me guess your here for bio class during quarantine

  • @Shrooob
    @Shrooob 3 года назад +155

    Yo if we're all here for the same reason just drop the answer key

    • @pianonian7314
      @pianonian7314 3 года назад +3

      Ay bro can you drop it?

    • @amandafricke9745
      @amandafricke9745 3 года назад +5

      Luckily most of your Biology teachers use their own versions of activities to support the learning from this video. So, there isn't just one answer key out there! Best of luck to each of you in your classes! Honestly watch this video! Might make you rethink some of your own thoughts!

    • @user-ld8gv9pg2m
      @user-ld8gv9pg2m 3 года назад +63

      @@amandafricke9745 u prbly a teacher:(

    • @dil1745
      @dil1745 3 года назад +19

      @@amandafricke9745 who is telling you this? Are you being held gunpoint by ur bio teacher?

    • @lumineluminelumine
      @lumineluminelumine 3 года назад +4

      Really though. I'm stressed as it is, can someone please drop the answer key

  • @amateurflor13
    @amateurflor13 3 года назад +17

    so y'all really just gonna unite over school classes? respect, respect lol i'm here for introductory general bio for uni xD

  • @tommyle8562
    @tommyle8562 4 года назад +53

    Where my anatomy gang at tho?

  • @comewither
    @comewither 6 лет назад +11

    This channel is really helping me with my anthropology class! Thank you!!! :)

  • @921xmecha
    @921xmecha Год назад +4

    This was truly uplifting to watch. How I wish such a presentation could have been part of my school upbringing as young teen.

  • @veronicaderby9685
    @veronicaderby9685 Год назад +4

    I a light note, I always tell my children there is no black people or white people, we are just different shades of the same color. Turns out thinking this way was correct. Another aspect of this doc is the mention of other species and how melanin plays a role. It is simply a part of life that helps with adaptations to our environments and nothing more. It is beautiful.

  • @jen1fer
    @jen1fer 3 года назад +12

    weirdly, I'm here for my nutrition class.... anyways
    when she said that skin color should never have been judged as something good or bad.... YES MISS MAMA ending racism over here

  • @Millie-jz4ig
    @Millie-jz4ig 3 года назад +31

    i'm seein a lot of "i'm here for bio" and not enough "i have the answer key if y'all need it" and it's quite disrespectful

    • @syekow7732
      @syekow7732 3 года назад +2

      Ong tho

    • @iinviishxnii7735
      @iinviishxnii7735 3 года назад +3

      this is wtf I'm saying. honestly its just 3 questions but yall not gonna have my back? lmao

    • @korofey4084
      @korofey4084 3 года назад

      17:03

    • @dontkillmyvibe1433
      @dontkillmyvibe1433 2 месяца назад

      @@iinviishxnii7735 3 questions? luckyyyy my class has like 15 questions

  • @dendroaspispolylepis3073
    @dendroaspispolylepis3073 2 года назад +6

    I’m not color blind I appreciate the beauty and diversity of mankind

    • @maxt4138
      @maxt4138 2 года назад

      Color blind is the best way to end recism

  • @marito166
    @marito166 4 года назад +26

    5:02 Isn't that where 2012 Captain fought with 2019 Captain in endgame? Looks pretty similar...

    • @nayak5772
      @nayak5772 4 года назад +1

      I thought the same thing lmaoo

    • @imdontaisoldheadphones201
      @imdontaisoldheadphones201 4 года назад

      YOOOO

    • @jen1fer
      @jen1fer 3 года назад

      we got geniuses in here..

    • @dndrequiem
      @dndrequiem 3 года назад

      @Marko Blanco @Kvidd Nya
      These comparisons : You can do this all day... I know.

  • @tevans5144
    @tevans5144 2 года назад

    This video confirms and puts names to face what I always believed as an adult about the human species when it comes to human skin.

  • @mitziepoo5869
    @mitziepoo5869 2 года назад +13

    She got it correct!! All human began with "DARK" skin!!!

    • @maxt4138
      @maxt4138 2 года назад

      I love black girls

  • @footfault1941
    @footfault1941 4 года назад +4

    Very intriguing. Well structured argument. Could have been bits longer, but anyway essence of evolution or evolutionary phenomenon is described beautifully.

  • @sarahlatimer3760
    @sarahlatimer3760 5 лет назад +7

    Love this. I use it with HHMI's wonderful skin color lab. My students learn evolution, how to interpret data, AND the process of science all in one lab activity.

  • @joanhuffman2166
    @joanhuffman2166 2 года назад

    I knew about the connection between the need for vitamin D, the adoption of an agricultural (plant) based diet while living in latitudes far from the equator and paler skin. However I have now learned about how sunlight can break down folate and the need for darker skin (in equatorial latitudes) to preserve this nutrient in the body. Thank you

  • @makeupwithauri7456
    @makeupwithauri7456 3 года назад +29

    Everybody here for biology
    Me here for A&P: 👁👄👁

    • @nchan602
      @nchan602 3 года назад +2

      wtf is a&p

    • @kadenvenugopal5892
      @kadenvenugopal5892 3 года назад +3

      @@nchan602 anatomy and physiology

    • @YAHsWay
      @YAHsWay 2 года назад +1

      Do a report on albinos. You will learn much more.

  • @vinceinniss8194
    @vinceinniss8194 2 года назад +35

    Love this video, especially on the part where it said the truth, that humanity started near to the equator in the African continent, where we were all dark-skinned and then some of us moved to different parts of the world further away from the equator where the colder that part of the world was the lighter our skin got. So we evolved from the dark skin complexion. If this was to be thought or mentioned more, it will make a big difference in our daily living. It will teach us to look upon the black race who the world thought you to hate. To admire, respect, and see them as brothers & sisters has how God wants us to see each other. Be in peace and harmony.
    But like how evil mankind enrichens his-self off of trials and wars, they rather keep us hating one another, by keeping the all lies History books in the whole worldwide school systems; Has they have done for over 500 years.
    So is time for us to stop teaching History (His-Story) and start preaching the Truth!

    • @maxt4138
      @maxt4138 2 года назад

      Black eayo

    • @maxt4138
      @maxt4138 2 года назад

      How care

    • @NannyMAU
      @NannyMAU Год назад

      Africans are humanity’s Grandparents- Indians our Cousins and Europeans our children- skin only got lighter 6,000 years ago! There was a change in our biosphere system- before we had a vapour canopy- then there was a deluge - flood which changed everything.

    • @georgefloyd9262
      @georgefloyd9262 Год назад

      History doesn't really conflict with science already

  • @eeltauy
    @eeltauy 6 лет назад +5

    Great piece. Thank you.

  • @creex7118
    @creex7118 5 лет назад +17

    Outstanding video, and educational. People can take from it as they want. I love the quote We are one under the sun, because we are.

    • @patsysadowski1546
      @patsysadowski1546 4 года назад

      LeGoatBronzo tell them to call you Daddy 😊

    • @maathejayandyjohns1343
      @maathejayandyjohns1343 4 года назад

      hi CREE please get the book by "Carl Barnes Melanin the key to black greatness" online

    • @Tsuny999
      @Tsuny999 2 года назад

      @@wa57s577 What is LeMickey doing here

    • @shyjackson845
      @shyjackson845 Год назад

      We're not one under the sun

  • @mikiangel1810
    @mikiangel1810 3 года назад +2

    the most complete documentary on the adaptation of human skin to climate

  • @dianarios4294
    @dianarios4294 3 года назад +5

    had to watch this today in bio and we had to take notes but i wasnt paying attention so im here now lol

  • @leslieholloway383
    @leslieholloway383 2 года назад +7

    Dr. Jablonski, I want to thank you and all of your colleagues for doing such great work. Your research and findings may be the key to curtailing racism and faulty conclusions about skin complexion and human value.

  • @skyedwyer4018
    @skyedwyer4018 2 года назад +1

    Such a great film. Can't wait to show this to my 8th graders!

  • @SISKCERTWaJaVlogs
    @SISKCERTWaJaVlogs 5 лет назад +24

    Used this for my bio class

  • @gilmoremccoy6930
    @gilmoremccoy6930 2 года назад +5

    This is the most informative and important information I've seen in awhile. What took bio-science so long to share on line??

  • @Evan-po7zq
    @Evan-po7zq 4 года назад +9

    Someone write a summary of this vid to help with everyone’s bio class

  • @kellynicholson2973
    @kellynicholson2973 3 года назад +2

    If you are here from Ms. Nicholson's Biology class, and want to leave an annoying comment, could you at least spell words correctly and write in complete, punctuated sentences? It is important to be consistently literate throughout your day...whether you are quarantined or not. Thanks...now watch this video because it is really well done.

  • @snakesteve68
    @snakesteve68 6 лет назад +3

    A beautiful explanation of the sound science of why we are all one. THANK YOU!

  • @marwanjuma2012
    @marwanjuma2012 7 лет назад +22

    This video is amazing! Thank you so much who made it, I will use it in my lecture on genetic variation and change, as well gene expression with a focus on human race. I am sure my classes will enjoy it.

  • @tiffanykendall3087
    @tiffanykendall3087 5 лет назад +26

    Love this. A little education can go a long way in society!!

  • @MR-gt7te
    @MR-gt7te 4 года назад +2

    What a great little documentary. Thankyou.

    • @Edruezzi
      @Edruezzi 2 года назад

      This is Librul propaganda.

  • @TheDtfamu89
    @TheDtfamu89 4 года назад +9

    So, your skin color tells you the type of climate to which you are adapted?

  • @Meri2757
    @Meri2757 7 лет назад +17

    Great explanation of Skin color . More people should see it . I love your scholarly scientific research behind the video . Yet you made it simple to understand for all. This video should be in all school districts and part of the science / biology curriculum.

    • @shadetreader
      @shadetreader Год назад

      Unless we dismantle the GOP, there soon won't be any science at all in schools...

  • @naturalgodd7051
    @naturalgodd7051 7 лет назад +49

    That's right no one should'nt make fun of ppl skin color because we are ONE

    • @lizardguy7624
      @lizardguy7624 7 лет назад

      Natural Bby true

    • @christiangastelum7035
      @christiangastelum7035 6 лет назад

      That is a double negative.

    • @tracyweaver4687
      @tracyweaver4687 6 лет назад

      Tell that to my sister. I'm very fair. She called me so many names as I was growing up.

    • @frankserratos5022
      @frankserratos5022 5 лет назад +1

      You can't deny the physical and psychological differences between races

    • @ahuramazda32
      @ahuramazda32 4 года назад +1

      @@frankserratos5022 i think that has more to do with Neanderthal and Denisovan admixture

  • @Roedygr
    @Roedygr 7 лет назад +5

    This is a great video. I thought I knew it all already, but I learned a lot about the question why are we all different colours.

  • @VERgeofinsanity_
    @VERgeofinsanity_ 4 года назад +15

    Tess is an icon. Absolute icon.

  • @rileypratt2876
    @rileypratt2876 3 года назад +19

    5:49 - 9:08
    9:08 - 12:19
    12:19 - 13:32
    16:04 - end
    Just some time stamps for the worksheet we have to do, someone else might need em :)

  • @tomasdominguez4947
    @tomasdominguez4947 5 лет назад +3

    Fue muy interesante muchas gracias

  • @michaelwilliams7822
    @michaelwilliams7822 3 года назад +2

    Very informative.Is it just me or did the host change colors during this presentation?

  • @jasrelaxing
    @jasrelaxing 2 года назад +2

    Yes but how do you explain facial features & hair types?

  • @davechristensen8299
    @davechristensen8299 3 года назад +4

    There are a lot of different kinds of beautiful!

  • @OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro
    @OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro 4 года назад +6

    This video was VERY well produced!😊👍🏾🔬

  • @brandiandrighetti5555
    @brandiandrighetti5555 4 года назад +1

    I love anatomy right now it’s great

  • @karenspivey9420
    @karenspivey9420 8 лет назад +1

    Excellent video!

  • @victorsandoval4792
    @victorsandoval4792 3 года назад +3

    Funny thing, I'm also here because of Bio class, but I raised the question of human skin color as either adaptation or evolution, and the professor decided to add this assignment.
    So in short, I'm here because of bio class and because I couldn't keep my mouth shut.

  • @mac_the_oregonian7944
    @mac_the_oregonian7944 4 года назад +5

    when it's quarantine and your entire anthro class is just made up of youtube videos

    • @rottworks
      @rottworks 3 года назад +1

      I took that class the semester before the virus and it was still heavy on the videos. We mainly watched parts from Becoming Human though. I'm watching this now thanks to online Bio. Lol

  • @Dalmaciuser
    @Dalmaciuser 2 года назад

    There was another evolution of skin. Changing pigmentation. I know because my skin changes from brown to white. Two months on the beach during summer used to give me darker (not tan) pigmentation. After Summer when I went back to school I would lighten up in a couple of months.

  • @kattofdeath
    @kattofdeath 2 года назад

    I came here for bio a few years ago. And I've returned for English of all things!

  • @nicolasnewcomb8514
    @nicolasnewcomb8514 5 лет назад +4

    Hey but what about tanning? I was obligated to watch this, but hey, it's actually pretty interesting!

  • @crappyaccount
    @crappyaccount 4 года назад +3

    I'm here because this was in the recommend of a video about Galapagos finches. No school for me!

    • @karene3154
      @karene3154 3 года назад

      Ironic bc we just finished the finches in school and moved on to this for our final

  • @mjxavier4800
    @mjxavier4800 6 лет назад +2

    I noticed they used the Peterson map!

  • @joelr1112
    @joelr1112 3 года назад +1

    Here because of my principle of genetics class. I love it

  • @tayl0165
    @tayl0165 8 лет назад +106

    More people need to see this video. Its very interesting stuff. One race the human race

    • @mandeloo9404
      @mandeloo9404 7 лет назад +7

      It's being circulated in university biology classes. These classes are general education science so the classes are much bigger. :)

    • @kwakukumi4729
      @kwakukumi4729 7 лет назад +7

      Nolan Taylor No it's not. It ignores the nomadic tendencies of humans. The various places humans find themselves wasn't their origin. Thus, they traveled to those places. What she's suggesting is more tail wagging the dog or egg and chicken. She's ignoring genetic findings and positioning whites as first humans while ignoring that scientists including geneticists are clear that the gene mutation(s) that caused white skin is very recent, as in the last ten thousand years. Humans losing hair and being white underneath is nonsense. Gene mutation (which is what causes white skin) isn't adaptation or evolution. White skin and lighter colored skin is caused by malfunctioning melanocytes. There are so many things wrong with this video.

    • @cjames_Madden
      @cjames_Madden 6 лет назад +3

      During our evolution, pre-modern human, our skin was predominantly white underneath our fur.
      It isn't a malfunction. Melanin has been in us since the very beginning, and changes throughout time pending its use. At some point, while 'civilizing' ourselves, we developed the lighter tone again. Diet must play a much bigger role than we previously thought and UV isn't the tell-all
      For example; the first Europeans were dark-skinned with dark hair, but blue eyes. They lived in northern latitudes and a cold environment for tens of thousands of years and never lightened. We still don't know why

    • @gracejoy5339
      @gracejoy5339 6 лет назад +6

      +R.A. Raphael She says that dark pigmented skin was in the beginning, in Africa along the equator where the sun is so strong. As humans traveled North, they eventually lost pigmentation in their skin; which allowed vitamin D to be processed more easily from low light. She mentioned white skin under the hair like other primates BEFORE we were truly human. The skin would become darker without the hair as protection. This is a form of evolution. Not sure why this offends your ego; or why you turn it into a race issue.

    • @jesirhodes
      @jesirhodes 6 лет назад +1

      Sources?

  • @MrArtist7777
    @MrArtist7777 2 года назад +8

    Excellent info. and agree with others here who've said this should be required for ALL young school children to avoid any lingering bigotry and false ideas. All humans belong to one race, the human race, and all are various shades of brown, no white, no black, just brown to tan.

  • @Christ_Is_Life10-10
    @Christ_Is_Life10-10 3 года назад +1

    Most are light beige to the darkest brown. Medical conditions and vary outside of this spectrum.

  • @juneaskew6871
    @juneaskew6871 2 года назад +1

    THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFUL INFORMATIVE VIDEO!

  • @Gellykale
    @Gellykale 5 лет назад +6

    This video helped my insomnia:) put me right to sleep💙 thank you!

  • @aes9829
    @aes9829 3 года назад +4

    Skin Cells
    What is the function of keratinocytes?
    Provides skin structure and in functioning of the immune system
    What is the function of melanocytes?
    Producing melanosomes that determines the type of melanin.
    Melanin
    Melanin is a pigment that is produced in organelles called in specialized cells called melanocytes.
    What are the two primary types of melanin and how do they differ?
    eumelanin and pheomelanin.
    Explain how the amount of eumelanin and number of melanosomes differ between a person with lighter color skin and a person with darker color skin.
    Reddish-yellow pheomelanin is more abundant in lightly pigmented people. Brown-black eumelanin is more abundant in darkly pigmented people. (more eumelanin=dark skin)
    How Does Melanin Protect Cells?
    Name the molecule in the body cells that UV radiation can damage.
    Skin cell DNA
    How does melanin protect these molecules from UV damage?
    By forming supranuclear caps that absorb UV around the nucleus
    Vitamin D
    Why is vitamin D important to our health?
    Because without vitamin D, humans cannot absorb calcium that builds the bones and healthy immune system.
    What is the connection between skin, sunlight, and vitamin D ?
    Our skin receives UVB that comes from sunlight which provides vitamin D for our body.
    What are the positive and negative effects of UVB exposure?
    UVB exposure is critical for the synthesis of vitamin D, but the amount of vitamin D that can be received from UVB is greatly dependent on the latitude.

  • @jasonmaes6021
    @jasonmaes6021 5 лет назад +1

    I wish everyone could see this.

  • @dasariravikumar8705
    @dasariravikumar8705 2 года назад

    Most clear voice and pronunciation

  • @ange7577
    @ange7577 6 лет назад +11

    I was born pale blonde hair blue eyes....Remember always getting sunburns as a kid and teen....
    As an adult i got a work visa in Damascus(before the war ofcourse....2002-2009)
    After 4 yrs there i begin to notice my skin color changed to more of a natural tan and i could be in the sun without sunscreen....and i stopped getting burned...Also my hair went from blonde to dark blondish light to medium brown depending on the season.....even my eyes seemed to be grey alot of the time.
    Came back to the US and been back over 5 yrs....and i deff. dont burn as i did but im not as tan...and my hair is back to blonde and eyes bright blue.

    • @dewaldvisser2948
      @dewaldvisser2948 6 лет назад +2

      kak story crazy fool i am white and is in South Africa now for more then 3 hundred years my forefathers came here back in 1652 and i am still white and never seen anything like that happen to me Get real woman!!!

  • @voidyvoid6803
    @voidyvoid6803 4 года назад +2

    Here out of curiosity ♥️

  • @marksibert305
    @marksibert305 2 года назад +1

    Fascinating. Is there an explanation why eyes are different shapes? Or why it seems only one region of the world has such a different hair texture?

    • @hamzaalmdghri8741
      @hamzaalmdghri8741 2 года назад

      The first who entered the tropical jungles were not black and with tropical features, but with the passage of a long time in a humid climate and high temperatures throughout the year, their features changed and became a genetic trait

    • @The-wo2lq
      @The-wo2lq 2 года назад +1

      For the eye question
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicanthic_fold
      Scroll down to the "Possible evolutionary function" section.

  • @kwakukumi4729
    @kwakukumi4729 4 года назад +1

    When did lose hair and gain melanin. The hair loss, likely due to genetic mutation, was pigmented. Hair is skin or from skin if it makes anyone feel more comfortable. So we were always pigmented.

  • @1414141x
    @1414141x 4 года назад +5

    The map shows that Australia had a mid range UV exposure, yet the Aboriginal people are one of the darkest races on Earth ? What has happened there......?

    • @LoveToPlay5
      @LoveToPlay5 4 года назад

      high altitude in the aboriginal area means they are closer to the sun, thus more UV exposure and darker skin.

    • @whatabouttheearth
      @whatabouttheearth 4 года назад

      The southern hemisphere is generally warmer due to less land mass and more sea area, so if it wasnt for the offset and slowed effect of biological evolution due to thousands of years of shelter and temperature mitigation tools white Austrailians would eventually turn nore dark over the next 100,000 years or so. But humans have slowed, if not stopped, most biological evolution due to creating new tools to mitigate effects of climate such as shelter since the starting of "civilization" about 10,000 years ago, after the vast majority of human migration.

    • @lhaviland8602
      @lhaviland8602 4 года назад

      Camouflage for Drop Bear attacks in the dead of night...

    • @samo6083
      @samo6083 4 года назад

      @@lhaviland8602yhhhh... because there is no such thing as the night in Europe 🤦🏿‍♂️

  • @martinhodge3119
    @martinhodge3119 5 лет назад +5

    Skin.
    Keeps you in.

  • @anandjhave
    @anandjhave Год назад

    How do you account for different features of various races, like long nose, slanted eyes, thicker lips?

  • @mcamara488
    @mcamara488 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for the information

  • @xenoidaltu601
    @xenoidaltu601 3 года назад +6

    08:39
    Australia has beige toned Native Australians?
    I'm not sure if this map is correct because Aborigines are very dark. Recent Australians are immigrants from Europe and Australia is mostly a desert.

    • @EriniusT
      @EriniusT 2 года назад +1

      I think that's just a "predicted skin color" map, you can see it earlier. Also they measure people's skin colors in areas that don't tend to be exposed and tanned that much, like people's under-arms, so it's paler than the rest of their skin.

    • @EriniusT
      @EriniusT 2 года назад +1

      But I don't know why they'd put a "predicted skin color" map on there instead of one of the actual results.

    • @shaunmc013
      @shaunmc013 2 года назад +2

      This is just a bs video period she’s trying to say that the original humans had pale skin and darker skinned human came millions of years later…

  • @KK-yp7lk
    @KK-yp7lk 7 лет назад +34

    We are one under the sun

    • @kyng1048
      @kyng1048 5 лет назад +2

      Krishna Kant NOPE

    • @echoskelet
      @echoskelet 4 года назад

      @@kyng1048 Id say : We are many under the sun .

    • @tahliah6691
      @tahliah6691 4 года назад

      Darker skinned people are dominant in all ways and original.....

    • @karmen1392
      @karmen1392 Год назад

      ok?

  • @f.9344
    @f.9344 4 года назад +1

    Is there also an explanation, why people change their hair/skin colour over time? Like 1-30 Years.

  • @GideonOnDahMic
    @GideonOnDahMic 4 года назад +1

    gotta love biology class

  • @annharris2265
    @annharris2265 4 года назад +5

    მოგესალმებით გვრიტებო

    • @gentil77
      @gentil77 4 года назад

      I know what is says but what language is that? Welcome to Gvritebo

  • @lokivision
    @lokivision 4 года назад +3

    I am glad she called humans a species at the end instead of popular ideological yet unscientific phrases.

  • @rogerpropes7129
    @rogerpropes7129 2 года назад

    Concentrating on skin color ignores all the other ways the races or genotypes differ. What does the epicanthic eye fold have to do with UV light?

  • @michaelpaolella9409
    @michaelpaolella9409 5 лет назад +1

    Hi Mrs. Ornovitz's class