Episode 99 of MARS MESSINA PRESENTS explores the body's largest organ, the skin - aka, the integument. We will study the different strata and structures of the skin, and discover that it is - all at once - a communications system, an architectural structure, a military defensive system, a Streets & Sanitation unit, and a fashionista. We will also address the most common types of skin cancer, how it's treated, and how to prevent against it.

BEDTIME STORIES FROM THE ACOUSTIC BOOKSHELF ends with the poem, "To Health", by John Clare.

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