Hair Cloning

[MC]

Stem cells have been discovered in hair follicles and some researchers predict research on these follicle stem cells may lead to successes in treating baldness through hair multiplication, also called hair cloning within three or four years (as of November 2004). This treatment is expected to initially work through taking stem cells from existing follicles, multiplying them in cultures, and implanting the new follicles into the scalp. Later treatments may be able to simply signal follicle stem cells to transmit chemical signals to nearby follicle cells which have shrunk during the aging process, which respond to these signals by regenerating and once again making healthy hair.

It remains unclear how effective HM is going to be: It has been suggested that only future generations of HM will allow patients to grow as much hair as they want.

HM is being developed by two independent companies: ARI (Aderans Research Institute, a Japanese owned company in the USA) and Intercytex, a company in Manchester (UK).

The prospective treatment of hair multiplication/hair cloning, which extracts self-replenishing follicle stem cells, multiplies them many times over in the lab, and microinjects them into the scalp, has been shown to work in mice, and is currently under development, expected by some scientists to be available to the public in 2009-2015. Subsequent versions of the treatment are expected by some scientists to be able to cause these follicle stem cells to simply signal the surrounding hair follicles to rejuvenate.

Sounds very interesting.

 

[vinay87]

However, all I wonder is will they be able to make it just as strong? Or could they enhance a quality of hair? If they can just "sprout" hair that is strong and beautiful, then there are sorts out there that'll lose their natural hair and try to get stronger hair.

It has been suggested that only future generations of HM will allow patients to grow as much hair as they want.

That worries me.

However, Professor X will be pleased. ^^ Finally the head of the X-men gets some hair.

 

[Chakra-X]

omg now everyone can go Super Saiyan

Very interesting use of stem cells, but I do wonder if this kind of hair would behave normally (other than growing fast).

But are stem cells kinda uncommon? If they are, hair growth isn't really that high of a priority.

 

[Optimus Prime]

But are stem cells kinda uncommon? If they are, hair growth isn't really that high of a priority.

Stem cells have been discovered in hair follicles

It's a pretty interesting find no doubt if they can legitimately cure baldness.