USC research reveals clues about communication in hair stem cell populations

[gmonasco]

In one of the first studies to look at the population behavior of a large pool of stem cells in thousands of hair follicles – as opposed to the stem cell of a single hair follicle – Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists deciphered how hair stem cells in mice and rabbits can communicate with each other and encourage mutually coordinated regeneration.

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2011/05/09/usc.research.reveals.surprising.clues.about.communication.hair.stem.cell.populations

[Mojo Risin]

Mice and rabbits.

I loled.

[UK_]

Oh great - we're still at "mouse stage".

Another 5 years?..

[DepressedByHairLoss]

So many of these labs..........they make their living experimenting on mice without ever doing anything for human application.