Abstract
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning illuminates the biochemistry behind sunlight’s effects on our skin To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/sunskin. References used to create this graphic: Clancy, Suzanne. “ DNA Damage & Repair: Mechanisms for Maintaining DNA Integrity .” Nat. Educ. (2008). De Gruijl, Frank R., Henk J. van Kranen, and Leon H. F. Mullenders. “UV-Induced DNA Damage, Repair, Mutations and Oncogenic Pathways in Skin Cancer.” J. Photochem. Photobiol. , B (Oct. 2001). DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344 (01)00199-3. Hopkins, Ryan. “ How Ultraviolet Light Reacts in Cells .” SciBytes (blog). Feb. 14, 2015. Soyer, H. Peter, and Katie Lee. “ Explainer: What Happens to Your Skin When You Get Sunburnt? ” Conversation, March 9, 2016. A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com . To see all of C&EN’s Periodic
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