Source: BBC News
Posted: 16 May 2007, 17:01 GMT 18:01 UK
Summary:
BBC News reports on the discovery of a gene that, in combination with stem cells, could lead to new treatments for baldness and healing of wounds:
"Hair loss in humans might be reversible, suggest scientists who have helped create new hair cells on the skin of mice. It was thought hair follicles, once damaged, could never be replaced. But a University of Pennsylvania team, writing in the journal Nature, says hair growth can actually be encouraged using a single gene. A UK expert said the study could prove more important in aiding development of better wound-healing techniques."
