The Miracle of Skin
Surface Matters| By: | Peter M. Elias |
| Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781036426279 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781527584563 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2022 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Our skin's most critical role isn't social—it's conserving the water that keeps us alive. The threat of dehydration dictates the behaviour of all land animals and explains why early humans developed sweat glands, lost hair, and gained pigmentation to hunt on the savannah.