Our big, bright beautiful sun is a wonderful thing…but too much of a good thing can hurt! If you spend too long basking in that warm glow without proper protection, you could end up with a painful sunburn. But what actually happens to our bodies when we get a sunburn? We asked medical researcher Kira Bacal to help us find the answer.

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