Cicely Pearl Blair

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cicely-pearl-blair

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Cicely Pearl Blair born?May 20, 1926
2. When did Cicely Pearl Blair die?February 14, 2005
3. What is the primary field?Dermatology
4. What is the environmental dermatology focus?Authored work on rashes caused by brown-tailed moth caterpillars
5. Who was Cicely Pearl Blair?She was a British scientist who studied skin and also made beautiful silver jewelry.
6. What did she learn about blackheads?She noticed that people with albinism, who have no melanin, never get blackheads, showing that melanin makes them dark.

Dermatology: The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving the skin, hair, and nails.
Albinism: A congenital disorder characterized by the absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, resulting from a genetic mutation affecting melanin production.
Melanin: A complex polymer pigment produced by melanocytes, responsible for the coloration of skin, hair, and eyes, and offering photoprotection against ultraviolet radiation.
Comedones: A non-inflammatory lesion of acne, characterized by a plugged hair follicle; can be open (blackhead) or closed (whitehead).