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It sounds like the approach here is to take some hair from your head, use it to culture new hair follicles, and then implant those. Also of note, they haven't
by pyrophane 6y ago
It sounds like the approach here is to take some hair from your head, use it to culture new hair follicles, and then implant those.
Also of note, they haven't started clinical research yet, so that would be the next step. If that pans out, then presumably there would be trials, which means this probably would not practically be available for many more years.
As an aside, this kind of thing seems quite common in the area of hair loss, where early research or hypothetical treatments are hyped up. I'm not sure if it is just a function of popular media sensationalizing the situation or researchers hustling for money to do research.
- starkd 6y agoIt happens time and again. Ever notice it's always "just 5 to 10 years away". It's a ploy to gain research funding.