Jason Silver

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My Journal and Diary

2005

March

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005

Stem Cells in Hair

From here:

Much of the controversy surrounding research on stem cells hinges on the source of the cells--particularly whether they come from embryonic sources or adult ones. Now research published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides new insight into the abilities of stem cells taken from hair follicles. The results indicate that these adult stem cells can develop into neurons.

I'll resist making a connection between neurons and bald people. ;-)

~Jason


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