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Cure for Mouse Pattern Baldness?

Posted by michael on Friday September 3, 2004 @04:38AM 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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Re:Bill Clinton dead at 58 by psyconaut · 2004-09-03 04:52 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This is a joke, right?
Re:Bill Clinton dead at 58 by nuggetman · 2004-09-03 04:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

According to the news he is in the hospital, but the surgery the poster is saying he died from doesn't take place til tomorrow.

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Re:Bill Clinton dead at 58 by psyconaut · 2004-09-03 05:04 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Apparently he's still alive and well, and eating a Big Mac.

-psy
Re:Bill Clinton dead at 58 by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-03 08:13 · Score: 0, Offtopic

And setting records for the most frequent use of the classic Animaniacs phrase "Hello, nurse!"