German Biotech Company Sells Kit to Clone Hair Regrowth Cells

The German biotech company PromoCell is now marketing a Human Dermal Papilla Cell culture system to grow new hair cells in the lab — a necessary first step to make the dream of hair cloning a reality. The system combine nomal human follicle dermal papilla cells with PromoCell´s Follicle Dermal Papilla Cell Growth Medium and subculture reagents.

As the company explains it:

The dermal papilla at the base of hair follicles contains hair papilla cells which are differentiated mesenchymal cells. The function of these cells is of great importance for the hair formation and growth cycle. Dermal papilla cells are formed by a group of mesenchymal cells which controls the hair follicle formation in the skin of the embryo. Proliferation and differentiation in the hair follicle are regulated by the extremely important complicated interactions between specialised epithelial and mesechymal cells together with extracellular components.

Translation: Scientists and hair growth specialists can harvest papilla cells from a patient, culture them in a lab, and grow vast quantities.

For more information, visit PromoCell’s website.