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Sunscreen Pill Using Coral Found to be More Effective

by Savitha C Muppala on Sep 1 2011 8:18 PM

Intrigued by the way coral uses algae to develop its own sunscreen, British scientists feel that a sunscreen pill using coral may offer longer protection against harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.

 Sunscreen Pill Using Coral Found to be More Effective
Intrigued by the way coral uses algae to develop its own sunscreen, British scientists feel that a "sunscreen pill" using coral may offer longer protection against harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.
This new pill can offer protection for weeks without the need for sunglasses or sunscreen lotion.  

Scientists also found that fish which feed on this coral also received the sunscreen protection.



Source-Medindia


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