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Baldness Be Gone?

Posted by michael on Thursday March 20, 2003 @05:01AM from the not-just-the-president-of-hair-club-for-men dept.

efudddd writes "Science Daily has an interesting article about a new Nature paper; two chemical signals that turn stem cells into hair follicles have been identified. Implications are wider than just hair regrowth."

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Reverse? by lexarius · 2003-03-20 07:27 · Score: 0, Redundant

What if I wanted to get rid of my hair? The hair on my head is nice, but the hair everywhere else can be a bother. I'd rather just be smooth all over, like... like... an alien! Advanced lifeforms are hairless. I want to be advanced. And look good in nudey pictures.