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Oculocutaneous albinism is a form of albinism involving the eyes ( oculo- ), the skin ( - cutaneous ), and the hair. [ 1] Overall, an estimated 1 in 20,000 people worldwide are born with oculocutaneous albinism. [ 1] OCA is caused by mutations in several genes that control the synthesis of melanin within the melanocytes. [ 2]
NOVA presents a dramatic, exclusive film of the first "test-tube" baby born in America, Elizabeth Jordan Carr. NOVA follows the pregnancy from the start, presenting the only view on American TV of the extraordinary medical procedures used to remove and fertilize the egg, and of the historic birth on December 28, 1981, in Norfolk, Virginia.
Minecraft (2011) May 13, 2009. Created by. Markus Persson. Portrayed by. Jack Black ( 2025 film) Steve is a player character from the 2011 sandbox video game Minecraft. Created by Swedish video game developer Markus "Notch" Persson and introduced in the 2009 Java-based version, Steve is the first of nine default player character skins available ...
Health and appearance of Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson in 1977 at age 18 (left) and 1997 at age 38 (right) Michael Jackson was an American entertainer who spent over four decades in the public eye, first as a child star with the Jackson 5 and later as a solo artist. From the mid-1980s, Jackson's appearance began to change dramatically.
The British teen drama Skins follows the lives of a group of teenagers in Bristol, southwest England, through the two years of sixth form.Its controversial story-lines have explored issues like dysfunctional families, mental illness (such as depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder), adolescent sexuality, gender, substance abuse, death, and bullying.
Body hair. Body hair or androgenic hair is terminal hair that develops on the human body during and after puberty. It is different from head hair and also from less visible vellus hair, which is much finer and lighter in color. Growth of androgenic hair is related to the level of androgens (male hormones) and the density of androgen receptors ...
A variety of human hair colors; from top left, clockwise: black, brown, blonde, white, red. Human hair color is the pigmentation of human hair follicles and shafts due to two types of melanin: eumelanin and pheomelanin. Generally, the more melanin present, the darker the hair. Its tone depends on the ratio of black or brown eumelanin to yellow ...
The race and appearance of Jesus, widely accepted by researchers to be a Judean from Galilee, [ 1] has been a topic of discussion since the days of early Christianity. Various theories about the race of Jesus have been proposed and debated. [ 2][ 3] By the Middle Ages, a number of documents, generally of unknown or questionable origin, had been ...