Paige and Hannah present their various theories about what may make vampire skin so sparkly and hard. Hannah, a non-certified skin expert, tells us what skin is and what changes it might go through as a result of the transformation. Paige returns to tardigrades and presents an alternate explanation for that characteristic Twilight sparkle.

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Quileute Move to Higher Ground Fundraiser

Our intro and outro music:

In the Gloaming - American Quartet (1910)

Links:

Comb Jellies Video

Biofluorescent Turtle Video

Skin Layers (with the thicc picture that freaks us out)

The Structure of Normal Skin

The Protective Role of Melanin

Guanine Crystals and Fish

Healing Properties of Fish Skin

Scleroderma

Tardigrades and UV Resistance (interview with Eswarappa)

Tardigrades and UV Resistance (original study)

Tardigrades and Fluorescence

Biofluorescent Turtle

Biofluorescent Amphibians

Biofluorescent Springhare

Biofluorescent Birds

Biofluorescent Coral

Biofluorescent Comb Jellies