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When we expose our skin to UVB it stimulates the production of vitamin D, Another way is curing special glues with a UV light to harden the glues quickly. UVC is able to disable the strands of DNA in bacteria and viruses and make them inert.

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UV rays have many uses. Filtering water is one.

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