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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."

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  1. Avoiding controversy is great... by Kent_Franken · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Avoiding controversy is great.

    Even better, you won't have to take anti-rejection drugs the rest of your life just to get new hair (since you would be using your own body parts to make the stem cells).

    Can you imagine what your head would look like if your body rejected your hair. Oh, I guess we don't all have to imagine ;-)