• Question: what is our fingernails made up of?

    Asked by Haze to Aimee, Gemma, Hussain, Robert, Ross on 16 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Ross King

      Ross King answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Hey Haze, good question!

      Our fingernails (and also our hair) are mainly made up of a type of protein called keratin. This is the same protein that makes up the horn of the rhinocerous!

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