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Gene Research Gives Hope of Reversing Baldness
Hair loss in humans might not be irreversible, suggest scientists who have helped create new hair cells on the skin of mice. It was thought hair follicles, once damaged, could never be replaced. A University of Pennsylvania team, writing in the journal Nature, say hair growth can actually be encouraged using a single gene.
Don't mice's teeth already regrow... uh, like, naturally and constantly?
"Soon humans will be re-growing amputated limbs. It's already been done with lizard's tails!"
Shut up about cancer not getting enough money. Cancer is proof positive that throwing money at a problem doesn't solve it any faster.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30517
Potential Baldness Cure Leads Man To Reverse Position On Stem-Cell Research
March 31, 2004 | Issue 4013
If you hadn't posted as AC, I would have modded you up insightful all I could.
Oh, geeze, another guy who thinks mods should be a reward to the poster. Up mods are supposed to be for the entry, so that readers can find what is good, not as some kind of goddamned treat for a poster.
I'm more for the idea of growing limbs on genetically altered pigs and grafting them, seems a lot more convenient.
Cool, you could make a self-assembling bacon sandwich!
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.