LONDON: Alligators, chickens and other animals don’t need sunscreen — they make their own sun protection, a new study says.
This finding could point to new ways to protect people from sun damage, Oregon State University researchers believe.
They found that many birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish naturally produce a compound called gadusol, which protects them from the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
“Humans and mammals don’t have the ability to make this compound, but we’ve found that many other animal species do,” study lead author Taifo Mahmud, a professor in the OSU College of Pharmacy, said in a university news release.
Animals ranging from rainbow trout to the American alligator, green sea turtle and farmyard chicken displayed the genetic pathway that allows gadusol production, the study says.
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