pigment

pigment

All of the carotenoids and other minor pigments such as flavonoids and anthocyanins become visibly apparent.

From Phys.Org

In plants, the pigment chlorophyll plays a central role in photosynthesis: the process of converting sunlight to energy.

From Phys.Org

The robots work like octopi in that the pigment colors their skin based on surrounding rocks and foliage.

From TechCrunch

The drug, given as a grain-sized implant every two months, promotes the growth of pigment-carrying melanin in skin cells.

From Reuters

This skin cancer without pigment usually develops more slowly.

From CNN

Some are infused with phosphorescent pigment to glow under black light.

From Los Angeles Times

But they also - underneath the pigments, they have reflectors, iridophores.

From NPR

This shade of hate poignantly eliminates the trace of color -- whitewashing any vestiges of pigment in order to cover its tracks.

From Huffington Post

However, the processes involved in the formation of this pigment were not yet fully understood.

From Phys.Org

In the majority of our deep water species, the pigment production is essentially independent from the light exposure of the coral animals.

From Phys.Org

This could only be due to the presence of fluorescent pigments.

From Phys.Org

The team now are now exploring which other biological functions these fluorescent pigments may fulfil.

From Phys.Org

No other pigments are able to survive fossilization.

From Gizmodo

Additionally, their treatment may help people with vitiligo, a condition that causes the loss of pigment in patches of skin, they say.

From NBCNews.com

The metals are contaminants that are present in the pigments and base materials used to make the products.

From CNN

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