why don't reptiles get skin cancer?

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  • Retributi0n
    So Fucking Banned
    • Oct 2007
    • 393

    #1

    why don't reptiles get skin cancer?

    they're constantly sitting in the sun
  • aico
    Moo Moo Cow
    • Mar 2004
    • 14748

    #2
    because the cancer is actually caused by the sunblock.

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    • donborno
      Confirmed User
      • Jan 2007
      • 374

      #3
      Because of their Stratum corneum

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      • sniperwolf
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • Mar 2005
        • 17743

        #4
        The stratum corneum in reptiles contains beta-keratin, which provides a much more-rigid skin layer.
        ~Accepting design works~

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        • crockett
          in a van by the river
          • May 2003
          • 76818

          #5
          They don't eat the red M&M's.
          In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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          • gandalfuy
            Confirmed User
            • Jun 2005
            • 4686

            #6
            Originally posted by aico
            because the cancer is actually caused by the sunblock.
            that was a good one
            I'm not back.

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