This is from 2013, so it may be old news
Possible Hair Cloning Breakthrough.
3D drops raise hopes of cure for baldness
More than 40 years ago, researchers demonstrated that this technique could be used to stimulate new hair follicle formation in rats. However, attempts at replicating this process in humans have failed – dermal papillae appear to lose their ability to induce hair growth when they are multiplied.
Now, Colin Jahoda at Durham University, UK, and colleagues have managed to produce multiple dermal papillae that retain their specialised abilities by culturing the cells in a 3D rather than 2D system.
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Possible Hair Cloning Breakthrough.
3D drops raise hopes of cure for baldness
More than 40 years ago, researchers demonstrated that this technique could be used to stimulate new hair follicle formation in rats. However, attempts at replicating this process in humans have failed – dermal papillae appear to lose their ability to induce hair growth when they are multiplied.
Now, Colin Jahoda at Durham University, UK, and colleagues have managed to produce multiple dermal papillae that retain their specialised abilities by culturing the cells in a 3D rather than 2D system.
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