The legal marijuana market in Colorado has created a bonanza for âgreen entrepreneursâ and tax collectors in the state. At the same time, it has put pressure on budgets in neighboring states. Post TV takes you to rural Colorado to experience how legal marijuana is affecting communities.
A Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answered. Melanocytes are the cells that are responsible for producing the pigment melanin, which gives color to skin and hair. Everyone has melanocytes, but people with dark skin produce more melanin than those with lighter skin do.
At the bottom of the basal layers of our skin we have these cells call melanocytes. These cells are responsible for the production of melanin through a process called melanogenesis. Melanin is the pigment that gives our skin, eyes and hair its color[1]. It is also one of the several skin chromophores our skin supports. Chromophores are molecules that absorb light. In doing so, they impart a specific color. ( we will discuss light absorption and color in another science post).