Keratinocytes

An article in the San Diego Union-Tribune reports on effects by Salk Institute for Biological Research scientists to improve the method for reprogramming human cells to act like embryonic stem cells. They scientists, the paper said, literally pulled their hair out trying to achieve the results they wanted.
The Salk scientists showed they learned how [...]

Millions of men and women who suffer from premature baldness or hair loss could soon be able to regain their original lustrous locks - by cloning their remaining hair in the laboratory, research suggests.
The new technique, known as “follicular cell implantation”, has already shown positive results in continuing clinical trials on human beings. The work, [...]