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Cure for Mouse Pattern Baldness?

Posted by michael on from the saving-bruce-willis dept.

superfearo writes "Wired News reports that scientists have found a way to grow new hair follicles on hairless mice using stem cells. Of course, these Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers hope to use this procedure to grow hair, skin, and even sebaceous glands in humans. The stem cells used in this research were not extracted from embryos, but rather from the skin of the mice. So if the same can be done with humans, this procedure can perhaps avoid any controversy."

5 of 24 comments (clear)

  1. Hope it works in humans! by psyconaut · · Score: 2, Funny

    Coz I'm losing my hair at a rapid rate of knots!

    -psy

  2. Suddenly.. by maddh · · Score: 3, Funny

    .. Dick Cheney changes the administration's position on stem cells.

  3. Wonderful by JavaRob · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...researchers hope to use this procedure to grow hair, skin, and even sebaceous glands in humans.

    ALL NEW! You can have the skin you did as a teenager! Just a simple surgery, and your skin can be 30 years younger... unwrinkled, supple, and as spotty as a flesh-colored cheetah.

  4. Why mice? by tomee · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why do they always do this for the mice, and not for us? How do they deserve it more than us? Furthermore, they probably don't even think about baldness the way we do, it doesn't matter to them, but the scientists always look after their oh-so precious mice like they are better than us. Sheesh.

  5. My mouse by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 2, Funny

    has no hair already. Because if it did, it would really cause problems when I right-click.

    --
    You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.