Ultraviolet

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Ultraviolet light, often abbreviated to UV, is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Human exposure to UV light as been linked to diseases such as skin cancer[1]., typically melanoma[2].

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/sun-uv-and-cancer/how-the-sun-and-uv-cause-cancer
  2. ↑ How Ultraviolet rays causes misalignment in base pairs of DNA https://genetics.thetech.org/ask/ask402
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